THEME EXPLORATION

sex trafficking

31 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Female Yakuza Tale
Female Yakuza Tale
1973 · Teruo Ishii
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women
1983 · Blake Edwards
Taken Heart
Taken Heart
2017 · Steven R. Monroe
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
2013 · François Ozon
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Passenger
The Passenger
1975 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984 · Antonio Margheriti
La escondida/The Hidden One
La escondida/The Hidden One
1956 · Roberto Gavaldón
Rambo: Last Blood
Rambo: Last Blood
2019 · Adrian Grünberg
When the City Dies
When the City Dies
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
Safe
Safe
2012 · Boaz Yakin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her visceral psychological approach in films like 'You Were Never Really Here' examines trauma and exploitation through deeply immersive cinematography.

 Newt Arnold United Kingdom

Her film 'American Honey' and broader body of work probe the exploitation of vulnerable youth and the desperation that makes them targets.