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The Child Sex Trade in America
2009 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Libby Spears |
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| Writer: | Libby Spears |
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| Libby Spears goes undercover in southeast Asia to infiltrate the vast network of people involved in human trafficking (specifically, sex slaves), and discovers that not only are a significant number of its victims children, but also that the United States is one of the industry's biggest customers. When she returns home to learn more, she discovers the roles that the educational system and law enforcement have played in keeping the issue off the radar. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 04, 2009 |
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| Director: | Libby Spears |
| Writer: | Libby Spears |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | sex trafficking, woman director, child sex trade |
| Production Companies | Section Eight, Smokehouse Pictures, Sundial Pictures, Fork Films, Blueprint Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Name | Job |
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| Libby Spears | Writer, Director of Photography, Director |
| Oreet Rees | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| George Clooney | Executive Producer |
| Grant Heslov | Executive Producer |
| Gayle Embrey | Executive Producer |
| Steven Soderbergh | Executive Producer |
| Abigail Disney | Co-Executive Producer |
| Jeff Vespa | Producer |
| Lauren Embrey | Executive Producer |
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