I Am Jane Doe

Released Feb 10, 2017

1h 39m

Documentary

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American mothers wage a battle against sex trafficking on behalf of their daughters.

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Hard to watch, harder to comprehend the lack of willingness to evoke change from our court systems. Informative and heartbreaking. Disturbing due to the horrific nature of true events.

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01/13/23

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Everyone should see this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Good documentary on a sad fact of American life, and how our US government won't do anything to change it... I think people would be shocked and appalled that this happens in America and that so little is done to help combat it by our elected officials, and the fact that the people making millions off of it hide behind an old law.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Must see, powerful film which exposes the shocking ease of underage sex trafficking in the US.

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01/14/23

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I am Jane Doe is a documentary about a group of mothers seeking justice for their daughters who were victims of sex trafficking on Backpage.com. This documentary shines a light on a very serious problem of sex trafficking and how huge, powerful companies such as Backpage.com are complicit in the advertisement of children for sex on their website and possibly the encouragement of it for profit. It is a very matter of fact film, focussing on the legal battle but also includes some powerful statements from some of the young women who were victims of these awful crimes and their mothers. Frustratingly, as if often the case with the justice system, it is a long and complicated affair for the families to try and take down Backpage.com that is still to be resolved. However this film is definitely worth watching, if not only to be aware of just how rampant sex trafficking is and how easily a loved one can taken and sold into this awful industry.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Every man and woman needs to see this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Mary Mazzio

Director

Jessica Chastain

Narrator

Jonathan Alter

Screenwriter

Bob Fitzgerald

Screenwriter

Jay Manson

Screenwriter

Mary Mazzio

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Daphne Howland

Village Voice

A powerful documentary ...

Feb 14, 2017

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

It's an important subject, lucidly presented.

Rated: B+

Feb 10, 2017

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Sheri Linden

Hollywood Reporter

A clear-eyed and pressing work of advocacy journalism.

Feb 10, 2017

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Tom Meek

WBUR’s Arts & Culture

[I Am Jane Doe] covers a lot of terrain competently and comprehensively.

Apr 13, 2018

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Becky Kukla

Film Inquiry

I Am Jane Doe doesn't quite work in some places, but it's a significant film deserving global recognition - if only to bring attention to the realities of child trafficking.

Jul 3, 2017

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

An equally powerful, enraging and poignant expos of underage sex trafficking. It should be mandatory viewing for every high school student.

Rated: 9/10

Feb 12, 2017

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Synopsis

American mothers wage a battle against sex trafficking on behalf of their daughters.

Director: Mary Mazzio
Producer: Jonathan Alter, John H. Carlson, Jessica Chastain, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Lorna Auerbach, Linda Cabot, Joanna Creamer
Screenwriter: Jonathan Alter, Bob Fitzgerald, Jay Manson
Distributor: 50 Eggs Films
Production Co: 50 Eggs Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2017
Runtime: 1h 39m

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