This list of the best documentaries about human trafficking has been ranked by the community and includes popular and recognizable titles, along with some independent films. What is the best documentary about human trafficking? Vote for the documentary you think handled this controversial subject the best.
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Documentaries are nonfiction and made with the intention of displaying reality for historical purposes and to educate viewers. Most documentaries are driven by independent filmmakers and those passionate about the topics they are portraying.- 1Trade of Innocents is a 2012 drama film written and directed by Christopher Bessette.
Actors: Mira Sorvino, Dermot Mulroney, John Billingsley, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Jirantanin Pitakporntrakul
Directed by: Christopher Bessette
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Amanda's Story
2010
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Half the Sky is a 2013 Telly Award winning film.Directed by: Maro Chermayeff
- 4Nefarious: Merchant of Souls is a 2011 American documentary film about modern human... more
Directed by: Matthew Dickey, Benjamin Nolot
- 5Human Trafficking is a television miniseries about an American Immigration and Customs... more
Actors: Donald Sutherland, Mira Sorvino, Robert Carlyle, Rémy Girard, Céline Bonnier
Directed by: Christian Duguay
- 6Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 Indian-American documentary film about... more
Directed by: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
- 7The Price of Sugar is a 2007 Uncommon Productions film directed by Bill Haney and produced by... more
Directed by: Bill Haney
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Taken is a 2008 French action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel. A former CIA operative... moreActors: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Holly Valance
Directed by: Pierre Morel
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Finding Home
March 24, 2014
Follows the lives of three young Cambodian women who were victims of sex trafficking at a young age. Experience these girls heartaches and hopes as they struggle to go from victim to survivor.Directed by: Derek Hammeke
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Call + Response is a documentary film released in 2008 by Fair Trade Pictures to support human... moreActors: Ashley Judd, Daryl Hannah, Julia Ormond, Madeleine Albright, Cornel West
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Rape for Profit
2012Directed by: Eric Esau, Jason Pamer
- 12The Dark Side of Chocolate is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading... more
Directed by: Miki Mistrati, U. Roberto Romano
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Kavi
2009 - 14
Cargo: Innocence Lost
2008 - 15
The Day My God Died
2003 - 16
A Dance for Bethany
2007 - 17
The K11 Journey
2012 - 18
Unchosen
2013 - 19
Not My Life is a 2011 American independent documentary film about human trafficking and... moreDirected by: Robert Bilheimer, Richard Young
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Trafficked No More
2014 - 21
Trading Women is a 2003 documentary film by anthropologist David A. Feingold, produced by Dean... moreDirected by: David A. Feingold
- 22Too Close To Home is a 1994 documentary film directed by Ori Inbar.
Directed by: Ori Inbar
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The Jammed is a 2007 film written and directed by Dee McLachlan. The film is a story about... moreThe Jammed
2007Actors: Emma Lung, Saskia Burmeister, Veronica Sywak
Directed by: Dee McLachlan
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War/Dance is a 2007 American documentary film written and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix... moreDirected by: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix, Andrea Nix Fine
