Over the past thirty years and with the rise of the Internet, the sex trade has grown globally until it has become a real industry today. Luxury or street prostitution, escort agencies, massage parlors, dance bars, the pornography industry or sex tourism ... But who really benefits from this trade which turns women's bodies into a merchandise that can be exploited at mercy? The sex trade offers a foray into a brutal world where the main actors trivialize the scope of their actions, reducing sexual exploitation to the level of a simple transaction.
Direction
Lamont's unflinching access to industry insiders is jaw-dropping.
Writing
Goes beyond shock value to expose economic machinery.
Director
Eve Lamont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Canada's controversial Bill C-36 debates, the film became ammunition for both abolitionist and decriminalization advocates—rare for a documentary to anger everyone equally.
Lamont spent three years gaining access; several subjects later tried to block distribution, claiming they didn't realize their candor would be used critically.
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