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Stopping Traffic (2017)

Stopping Traffic poster
Original title
Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking
Directed by
Sadhvi Siddhali Shree
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary examines the scope of sex trafficking and child sexual abuse in the United States and around the world. It features commentary from survivors and activists and connects the issue to pornography and social media.

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What happens

Stopping Traffic is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Sadhvi Siddhali Shree and produced by the team of monks at Siddhayatan Tirth. The film explores the extensive reach of sex trafficking and sexual abuse especially of children in the United States and worldwide. Using commentary by victims and activists and investigations into practices in the US and abroad, the film traces the links between child sexual exploitation, pornography, social media, and sex trafficking. It calls on the viewer to join the movement to end sex trafficking. Stopping Traffic made its world premiere at the Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston, a human rights festival, on March 11, 2017 where it won Best Picture prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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