A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Polish woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.
Acting
Kline's haunted desperation carries every frame.
Direction
Kreuzpaintner refuses to aestheticize the horror.
Director
Marco Kreuzpaintner
Kevin Kline
Ray Sheridan
Cesar Ramos
Jorge
Paulina Gaitán
Adriana
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Veronica
Marco Pérez
Manuelo
Linda Emond
Patty Sheridan
Zack Ward
Alex Green
Kate del Castillo
Laura
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
Vadim Youchenko
Natalia Traven
Lupe
Guillermo Iván
Alejandro
Christian Vazquez
Moncho
José Sefami
Don Victor
Tim Reid
Hank Jefferson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as 'Taken,' offering a grimy counterpoint to that film's revenge fantasy gloss.
Based on Peter Landesman's controversial New York Times Magazine piece; several details were later disputed as journalistically embellished, muddying the film's 'authenticity' claims.
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