Trade of Innocents

PG-13

Released Oct 5, 2012

1 hr. 31 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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6 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

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Still dealing with the grief of losing their own child years earlier, a couple (Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino) rescue young girls from sex traffickers in Southeast Asia.

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"Trade of Innocence" is an absolute must-see movie! Director Christopher Bessette skillfully brings this compelling story to life, shedding light on the urgent issue of human trafficking. With the powerful performances and a thought-provoking script penned by Bessette himself, this film delivers a profound message that will leave you deeply moved. Kudos to producers Bill Bolthouse, Laurie Bolthouse, and Jim Schmidt for their support in bringing this important story to the screen. Don't miss this eye-opening and impactful film! BUT AT THE END ITS IN YOUR HANDS. DO SOMETHING!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/23

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Gripping movie which I highly recommend!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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There is an old proverb that says a man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. And in the case of filmmaking, brings him before great audiences. By the same token, the moviegoing audiences who receive the gift of an important film are also favored. Trade of Innocents sublimely lives up to the proverb. Room has been made for the accomplished Christopher Bessette, his skillful cast and crew, and for the gift of his film, Trade of Innocents. Recognized afresh in 2018 and pitted against 2018 blockbusters, TOI receives a well deserved and newly awarded revival. Originally released in 2012 to multiple awards (2 Best Picture, 1 Best Drama, and 1 Best Director), Trade of Innocents lives up to the definition of a true sleeper success today. Now six years laters, filmmaker and writer Christopher Bessette again wins Best Director and Mira Sorvino wins Best Actress at the 2018 Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival. Christopher Bessette's talent for storytelling and directing presents itself in this edgy 2012 film. The mature PG-13 audience is granted an unsettling dramatic story the deals with child sex trafficking in a southeast Asian location and highlights reformations desperately needed in our society. The main characters, married couple Claire and Alex, have devoted themselves to helping the cause of saving innocent children who have been traded for sex. Still tender over the death of their own child, Alex, a human trafficking investigator, and Claire, a volunteer in a shelter for girls rescued out of the sex trade, are passionately committed despite the dangerous exploits that unfold. Do not overlook Trade of Innocents. A gem of a film guaranteed to entertain and provoke you. Truly a gift from the consummate filmmaker, writer, director, CHRISTOPHER BESSETTE.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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The movie is excellent for this time and season increasing awareness of just how far someone will go to hide and fuel their lustful desires. We need more movies like this showing what is happening to the children...not to mention the destruction of our adults. It wrecked me and placed a fire in my belly for not only those trapped in the sex trade, but also those trapped in the addiction.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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What a great film; poignant story, beautifully crafted, and a powerful message. Christopher Bessette and Philip Hurn make a dynamic team. This is a powerful treatment of a sensitive topic. Christopher's keen insight gave him the ability to thoroughly uncover a complicated topic. His recognition from the Breckenridge Festival of Film and The Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival (CIFF) as best director testify to Christopher's consummate skills. He is able to draw out the subtle nuances of the characters that can speak louder than words. The veracity in the treatment of character, scenes, and all aspect of the story is impeccable. Don't let the ability of this film to express the delicate shadings of meaning, feelings, and value escape you if you are used to some films that are more superficial. Congratulations to Christopher and Mira Sorvino on the most recent of a growing list of awards garnered by The Trade of Innocents. I highly recommend this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

A powerful reminder that we can make a difference in the lives of innocents around the world, and a challenge to all to speak up. To stay silent is to approve. This film will make you want to scream, post, like, tweet, share etc. anything to stop this horror. Highly recommend this tense, gripping and powerful story. Mira Sorvino is fantastic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

The movie screams of a low budget and pedestrian vision ...

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 5, 2012

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Yes, child trafficking is horrific; but embedding your raise-the-alarm mission in a film this inept runs the risk of arousing more amusement than activism.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 4, 2012

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Marsha McCreadie

Village Voice

Not for the first time in films, noble intent is at odds with aesthetics.

Oct 2, 2012

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Roger Moore

Tribune News Service

A middling thriller wrapped around a compelling lecture about the child sex trade in Southeast Asia...

Rated: 2/4

Oct 28, 2012

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Maitland McDonagh

Film Journal International

A message movie whose only subtlety is found in the portrayal of Adderly, a sexual predator who actually believes in some twisted way that he loves the children whose childhoods he's destroys.

Oct 12, 2012

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Synopsis

Still dealing with the grief of losing their own child years earlier, a couple (Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino) rescue young girls from sex traffickers in Southeast Asia.

Director: Christopher Bessette
Executive Producer: Dave Ross
Screenwriter: Christopher Bessette
Distributor: Monterey Media
Production Co: Thai Occidental Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence|Sex Trafficking of Children|Disturbing Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 5, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.8K

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