Trade
Trade
R | 23 January 2007 (USA)
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A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Polish woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.

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coltonhughey

While watching the movie Trade I found that the characters really mixed together like Jorge and Ray when they had a common goal even though Jorge (cesar Ramos) didn't know what ray (kevin Kline) was looking for until later on in in the story but throughout the movie the emotions of love like Jorge showed for his sister when he start looking for her and the bond of friendship Jorge and ray found after they figured out there coming interests as the movie progresses the pieces fall into play for Jorge to find his sister but the hit a few problems along the way the horrific topic this movie shows about how women and children are abducted and treated is a really eye opener for the real world problem with sex trafficking and slavery that is spread through the black market most people do not see this part of like it is overlooked but this movie shows the reality of the problem that slavery has not yet ended but in the movie it doesn't seem like the government is doing anything about it which is the same in our world today the trade is a very serious thing but the world doesn't want anything to do with it because the fact it makes to much money but this movie shows this idea in different aspects of what happens to the girls but this movie with all the problems it shows of the really world it will keep you watching until the credits come on

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trevormcquerry

Trade Isn't the Way to Get PaidTrade is Written by: Jose Rivera Trade was a movie with a lot of emotion throughout the movie.It wasn't really a movie for entertainment but for a powerful message for people who didn't know how bad human trafficking really was. The kidnappers take kids and make them into sex slaves. Most of these kids aren't even fifteen years of age yet.Trade included the characters of the cop Ray (Kevin Kline), Jorge (Cesar Ramos) who is the teenage Hispanic boy, and the thirteen year old girl who was the one trafficked (Paulina Gaitan), who are the main characters of the movie.The movie starts out in Mexico City where the young thirteen year old lives with her mother and brother Jorge. Not only is there a message for sex trafficking but, it just goes to show that children need to listen to their parents because a mother or a father knows what's best for their children. In this case the young girl gets a bike from her brother, Jorge, for her birthday and her mother says not to ride it, but she still goes out without her mother knowing and gets kidnapped. Many people know nothing about human trafficking. While it is the third largest crime behind drugs, and illegal gun trades, around 100,000 U.S. citizens are trafficked each year. As I watched the movie I started to understand how serious and bad human trafficking is to the ones trafficked and their loved ones. It's such an emotional movie. From funny at some points to, devastating other times in the movie. I believe it is a great movie for anyone over the age sixteen to watch. People who watch learn so much more about how things really and truly are for these kids and adults who are trafficked by all these old perverts for money. So, yes people interested in how things really are in this cruel world, should watch this film because it sends such a powerful message along with it to any viewer.

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austinearlywine

Trade: A World Unknown I saw Trade and felt like I was part of it all. It is a drama about a young man trying to get his sister back, and on the way he gets an unlikely accomplice. This movie was cast-ed very well, the actors bring their roles to life and make you feel what they are going through. The performance given by Cesar Romas (Jorge) was especially impressive. He gave a phenomenal performance, and Cesar made sure you, a viewer, feel as if you were experiencing and feeling exactly what he felt and the suffering that he endured. Kevin Kline (Ray) put on an amazing performance, Ray is an insurance fraud investigator. You wouldn't see this alliance coming, as Jorge is very leary of police and white people. This movie brings a world that is largely unknown to light. It shows just how easy it is for a girl to be taken and get caught up in this terrible life, and how hard it is to get out of. The audience will see a side of this world that everyone would like to believe doesn't exist, a side of the world that is hidden and unseen by normal citizens. The viewer will see how easy it is for the people who do this to get away with it and how it is so normal for them and these poor people. This movie will make you wonder just how messed up one person would have to be to do that stuff to another human being.

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lyndseytyler

I watched Trade in my English class while talking about human trafficking. This movie really opened my eyes about the reality of human trafficking and the awful truth of it. Trade is suspenseful, yet you can kind of guess what is going to happen. You really have to watch the movie and pay close attention to what is going on for you to understand most of the movie later on. Anybody that watches this movie should be mature enough to handle the contents of it. However, I do believe that this movie should be very intriguing and eye catching to all viewers. The story-line was very powerful and it had meaning. The movie Trade made me realize all the wrong in the world. This movie was one of the most powerful and moving movies I've ever seen and will probably ever come across. I highly recommend this movie for mature audiences.

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