Desert Riders

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Desert Riders

2011

1h 18m

Documentary

Drama

History

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7 Reviews

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Human traffickers use children to race camels in Bangladesh, Pakistan and other countries.

Betsy Sharkey

Los Angeles Times

The beauty and ugliness of "Desert Riders" will haunt you. The boys and the world Sarin takes us into linger long after the final frame.

May 8, 2014

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Desert Riders nonetheless serves as a bracing cautionary tale.

Apr 25, 2014

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Amid a cacophony of accusations and justifications, it's the children's broken limbs, ladderlike scars and disfigured, emaciated bodies that paradoxically hold the film together.

Apr 24, 2014

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

A disturbing documentary that shines a harsh light on a miserable aspect of Dubai's culture.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 8, 2014

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

If Desert Riders doesn't make you enraged and move you to tears, you must be made out of stone.

Rated: 8.95/10

Apr 24, 2014

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

Powerful documentary about child-worker trafficking that provided underage jockeys for Arabian camel racing indicts not only the rich exploiters but the uneducated parents who unwittingly but not unwillingly made their children fodder.

Apr 24, 2014

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Synopsis

Human traffickers use children to race camels in Bangladesh, Pakistan and other countries.

Director: Vic Sarin
Screenwriter: Noemi Weis
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2016
Runtime: 1h 18m

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