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Genre :

Crime, Drama

Release Date :

September 28, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Marco Kreuzpaintner

Starring :

Kevin Kline, Cesar Ramos, Alicja Bachleda, Paulina Gaitan, Kate del Castillo

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : B

“..an unpleasant, upsetting experience from beginning to end..”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
1.5 of 4

“..an awful movie about human trafficking..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 4

“..Alternately gripping and frustrating, Trade is a regrettable disappointment..”
by Tim Knight [Reel.com]
2 of 4

“..a straightforward and uninspired look at the sex trade..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 5

“..a human trafficking story that comes to screens with no end of good reasons for its existence..”
by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic.com]
Review rate : B
Reviewed by Mary F. Pols [Contra Costa Times]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4
Reviewed by John Anderson [Newsday]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Paul Kosidowski [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ted Fry [Seattle Times]
Reviewed by Jeannette Catsoulis [NY Times]
Reviewed by Bruce Feld [Film Journal International]

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A true and griping, film. How would you feel if this happened to you? You cannot imagine the intensity of this tragedy. We need to pray for the humans that are sold into slavery even to this day, doesn't matter what color you are, but how young.

posted by Critic on Jul 23, 2008
 
 

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