Merchant of souls has not been rated by the motion picture association of america, and may include topics and issues not suitable for younger viewers. Merchant of souls, a project of exodus cry, is part 1 of a documentary trilogy that goes beneath the veil of the sex industry. Presented from a christian worldview, nefarious covers human trafficking in the united states, western and eastern europe, and southeast asia, alternating interviews with reenactments. Merchant of souls is the first of three hardhitting, featurelength documentaries that expose the disturbing trends of modern sex slavery and offer nefarious, merchant of souls the film. Merchant of souls is a 2011 american documentary film about modern human trafficking, specifically sexual slavery. Victims of trafficking talk about having been the objects of physical abuse and. Clean download links or online streams are both okay. Nolot then wrote, directed, produced, and narrated nefarious. Merchant of souls stars the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. When the fall of communism left many parents unemployed and is search of work, their abandoned children were prime targets for sex traffickers. Merchant of souls 2011 i, nefarious 2017 i, nefarious.
Nefarious 2016 a student film production by sandy klein, antoaneta tsoncheva and fabian moritz subtitles available in dutch, german and english cast. From the first scene, nefarious gives an indepth look at the human trafficking industry, showing where slaves are sold often in developed, affluent countries, where they work, and where they are confined. Filmmaker benjamin nolot initially set out for a peek at the human trafficking industry. From the first scene, nefarious gives an indepth look at the human trafficking industry, showing where. Merchant of souls is a 2011 american documentary film about modern human trafficking more exactly sexual slavery, which was written, directed, produced and narrated by benjamin nolot, founder and president of exodus cry, the film s distributor. It offers an indepth look at this industry, showing where slaves are sold. Merchant of souls awardwinning documentary, nefarious. Merchant of souls 2011 full hd online directed by benjamin nolot, matt dickey. Four years later, his peek has turned into a journey of discovery which yielded over 800 hours of footage and a panoramic view of the closeted, heinous, nefarious underworld of human trafficking. From the first scene, nefarious gives an indepth look at the human trafficking industry, showing where slaves are sold often in developed, affluent countries, where they work, and where they.
It was the first film i have seen on the topic and i felt it did an excellent job at introducing the subject and challenging viewers. Merchant of souls the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Merchant of souls is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the. But, with over 27 million enslaved people in the world, human trafficking is once again the battlefront of the century. Nefarious exposes the nightmare experienced by millions daily, and. I tried looking for this documentary after seeing it on the homepage of wikipedia today, but havent had any luck. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Benjamin nolot is an american film producer, director, and writer. Merchant of souls opens eyes, opens a discussion, and opens a door for action. Didnt social reformers like lincoln and wilberforce legislate against such cruelty over a hundred years ago.
It is absolutely incredible that the filmmakers could have done a fulllength feature movie on sexual slavery and the sex trade industry with so much honesty, integrity and powerful footage while avoiding nudity, salaciousness and temptation. I heartily recommend this film, although it does contain very hardhitting content i wouldnt recommend it for children or young teens. The section on prostitution in the us was eyeopening for me as well. This sober look into modernday slavery is designed to explore this horrific issue and uncovers the shocking truth that people are being sold in sex markets in. In this sample from nefarious merchant of souls several aspects of matts production work is highlighted, such as. He also conducted the interviews in the film, speaking with such people as a police officer and a pimp. The film synopsis filmmakers interviewees press kit store take action take action spread the word downloads give contact learn more give. From the very first scene, nefarious ushers you into the nightmare of sex slavery that hundreds of thousands experience daily.
He was born in 1976 in huntington beach, california. Darren, lou, jo and mas live a meager existence on the fringes of poverty. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Merchant of souls is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends of modernday sex slavery. This is a great opportunity to help raise awareness on the issue of sex trafficking and also show the power of the gospel to bring true healing and freedom for those involved. Interviews with victims and perpetrators of modernday sex slavery. Nefarious is one of the most powerful, compelling and transformational documentaries ever. Nefarious, merchant of souls, is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends in modern sex slavery.
Human trafficking awareness nefarious, merchant of souls. Presenting the facts and the faces, this film calls each viewer to action, to help end injustice. Indebted to the criminal kingpin of their social housing development, they routinely fear for their lives. Merchant of souls, a documentary film about human trafficking. Travel across four continents, through 19 countries, and into dingy cambodian karaoke bars, amsterdams infamous redlight district, moldovan orphanages, legal nevada brothels, and the street corners and alleyways of metropolises worldwide for more than a glance at the fastestgrowing organized crime industry in the world with the groundbreaking, tellall nefarious. One downside to this obviously wellintentioned film.
Merchant of souls is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends of modern day sex slavery. Merchant of souls, is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the. He started his career as a filmmaker at saddleback college. Merchant of souls will be shown during the seoul christian film festival on monday october 3rd at 2pm.
But, with over 27 million enslaved people in the world, human trafficking is once again the battlefront of. The documentary is christian, and in the final segment of the film delves into this side of things. With christian simpson, jon morgan woodward, chad t. Merchant of souls is a hardhitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends of modernday slavery. Being in the tourism industry, the recent popular movie taken starring liam neeson was such a necessary eyeopener as a. Nefarious ushers you into the nightmare of sex trafficking. The trailer is a brilliant summary of the film, it paints the pictures we know and imagine sex trafficking to be, but also the brutal influence of poverty, ancestral. We ended the evening by watching a documentary called nefarious, merchant of souls. Didnt we leave slavery dead on the battlefields of the american civil war.
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