Kevin Kline, Cesar Ramos Ceballos, Alicja Bachleda-Curus

Adriana is a 13-year-old girl from Mexico City, whose kidnapping by sex traffickers sets in motion a desperate mission to save her by her 17-year-old brother, Jorge. Trapped and terrified by an underg...( read more  read more... )round network of international thugs who earn millions exploiting their human cargo, Adriana's only friend and protector throughout her ordeal is Veronica, a young Polish woman tricked into the trade by the same criminal gang. As Jorge dodges immigration officers and incredible obstacles to track the girls' abductors, he meets Ray, a Texas cop whose own family's loss to sex trafficking leads him to become an ally in the boy's quest.

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R, 1 hr. 59 min.

Directed by: Marco Kreuzpaintner

Release Date: September 28, 2007

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  • June 18, 2009
    Grim if now somewhat over familiar people trafficking 'issue' drama. Predictable plot is jolted with one fine scene on a cliff top. Kevin Kline is passable. A noble cause to highlight but not terribly entertaining.
  • May 3, 2009
    Great film that takes you inside a world where young women are kidnapped and sold for sex. It focuses on a brother and sister in Mexico; it's the young girls 13th birthday and her older brother gives her a bicycle as a gift. As the young girl takes it out for a ride one morning s...( read more)he is kidnapped and her brother goes out to find her. Along the way he meets Kevin Kline and they, together go on a journey to bring her back home. It's sad to know that this happens everyday, but still good to watch.
  • May 11, 2008
    Mind numbingly soberering. as a father of two young daughters this is my worst nightmare. The fact that the movie is based on what happens every day is a chilling reminder of how far we have yet to go as a society.
  • February 28, 2008
    Tough film to watch but you get drawn into a world your wrost nightmare are made of.
    Kevin Kline on top form and give a career best and with a cast of unknowns all give a ultra realistic performance.
    Worth a look you will be shocked.
  • February 20, 2008
    Oh my gosh this movie pissed me off so badly! Good lord...these poor kids, the crap they have to go thru. The story was well told and I though Kevin did a pretty good job. The kids did good and were very convincing. Man I'm still so mad about this...
  • August 17, 2009
    I LIKE THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD WHATS REALLY GOING........BUT JUST TO THINK OF IT,PEOPLE REALLY DO THESE KIND OF THING FOR MONEY..SUCH CURELTY TO HUMANITY.
  • August 16, 2009
    these kind of film intrest me alot, im wierd i know lol
  • August 10, 2009
    showing the brutality of kidnappings for sexual purposes. Gets you angry to see this going on in the world
  • August 8, 2009
    Trade gives a terrifying look into the prevailing human trafficking network. It is raw, powerful and disturbing. While their portrayal of modern day human trafficking was explicitly realistic, the actual plot within the movie of a Mexican teen chasing his kidnapped sister all the...( read more) way to New Jersey isn't as believable. Nonetheless, the movie was great and I hope it raises awareness about the issue.
  • July 3, 2009
    a look at the human trade thats going on, here we see mexico and a group being taken from mexico city to new jersey in the u.s,where auctionswill be held, and we follow one mexican boywhois on the trail as his sister has been taken, and a u.s cop played by kevin kline helping out...( read more) for reasons of his own,the subject is interesting, and shows how it could possibly be, there are some hollywood elements thrown in, but it alladds up to good stuff

Critic Reviews


September 28, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

A routine crime melodrama with art-house message-movie pretensions. full review

September 28, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A nasty, vile business, made more slimy because director Marco Kreuzpaintner doesn't trust the intrinsic interest of his story, and pumps it up with chase details, close calls, manufactured crises, an... full review

September 28, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Comes off like TV-movie sensationalism, sidetracked by distracting backstories and hard-to-swallow plot twists. full review

September 27, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

A bone-chilling, disturbing thriller about a forbidden subject the government would probably like to sweep under the rug. full review

September 27, 2007
Nick Schager, Cinematical

Rarely has a message movie been as noxious ... manages to be not only contrived and culturally offensive, but also exploitative of the illicit practice it theoretically opposes. full review

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  • ZadkielM
    February 2, 2008
    the bidding scene just felt a bit off but the film is just so powerful that we can forgive that.

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