Elena and Vara believe they are leaving their home in Moldova one of the poorest countries in Europe for a better life in London. However they soon realise that they have in fact been sold to traffickers and are being taken to the dark and seedy side of the capital to work as sex slaves. Daniel Appleton (Simm) is a researcher and investigator for London-based charity Speak For Freedom investigating the plight of girls sold into sexual slavery. A chance meeting with Elena changes Daniel's life forever as he uncovers a potentially explosive corruption scandal involving... Kernwell a private US contractor supplying troops to the international peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. When the girls' story reaches Madeleine Harlsburgh (Wendy Crewson) the wife of Kernwell's chief she starts to suspect that Kernwell employees may themselves be trafficking women. As she seeks out the truth she finds herself forced to choose between her husband's reputation and her family's happiness. The interweaving strands of this story combine in a single explosive narrative that exposes the shocking and all too real network of sex trafficking. Winner of 8 BAFTAs including Best Drama Serial and Best Actress for Anamaria Marinca. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Elena and Vara believe they are leaving their home in Moldova one of the poorest countries in Europe for a better life in London However they soon realise that they have in fact been sold to traffickers and are being taken to the dark and seedy side of the capital to work as sex slaves Daniel Appleton (Simm) is a researcher and investigator for London-based charity Speak For Freedom investigating the plight of girls sold into sexual slavery A chance meeting with Elena changes Daniel&39;s life forever as he uncovers a potentially explosive corruption scandal involving Kernwell a private US contractor supplying troops to the international peacekeeping mission in Bosnia When the girls&39; story reaches Madeleine Harlsburgh (Wendy Crewson) the wife of Kernwell&39;s chief she starts to suspect that Kernwell employees may themselves be trafficking women As she seeks out the truth she finds herself forced to choose between her husband&39;s reputation and her family&39;s happiness The interweaving strands of this story combine in a single explosive narrative that exposes the shocking and all too real network of sex trafficking Winner of 8 BAFTAs including Best Drama Serial and Best Actress for Anamaria Marinca Actors John Simm Wendy Crewson Anamaria Marinca Maria Popistasu Chris Potter Len Cariou & Maury Chaykin Director David Yates Certificate 18 years and over Year 2004 Screen 169 Languages English - Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English Duration 3 hours (approx)
John Simm stars in this shocking television miniseries, inspired by and based on in-depth research into real-life events. Two sisters, Elena (Anamaria Marinca) and Vara (Maria Popistasu), believe they are leaving their home in Moldova for a better life in London when they take up job offers. In actual fact, they have been sold into the dark and violent underworld of sex trafficking and are forced to work as sex slaves. Daniel Appleton (Simm) is a researcher and investigator for a charity trying to help free women from their unscrupulous kidnappers. But when Daniel starts digging deeper into Elena and Vara's plight, he uncovers a link to a US contractor for the international peacekeepers in Bosnia. Before long, the strands of the conspiracy are starting to unravel, with shocking results.
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