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Tricked (2013)

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Original title
Tricked: The Documentary
Directed by
John Keith Wasson, Jane I. Wells
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
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This documentary examines human sex trafficking in the United States. It features interviews with victims, johns, and pimps, and follows law enforcement efforts to stop the illegal business.

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What happens

Tricked: The Documentary is a 2013 American documentary film directed by John-Keith Wasson and Jane Wells. It documents human sex trafficking, and its presence within the United States, from the perspectives of the victims involved in sex trafficking, the “johns” who pay for the sex and the pimps responsible for instigating the illegal business. It was produced by 3 Generations and distributed by First Run Features in Canada and the United States. In addition to the various people interviewed in this documentary, the film follows law enforcement agencies and their efforts to crack down on this illegal enterprise, such as Sgt. Dan Steele of the Denver vice squad. The film is meant not only to educate people on trafficking, but to help them understand and spot the scouting and manipulating techniques commonly used by traffickers. Filming for Tricked took place in New York City, Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago and Washington D.C. It premiered on December 13, 2013, at the Quad Cinema in New York City.It was also selected for screening at the 2014 Montclair Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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