Sold /
Based on true stories, SOLD is the story of Lakshmi who journeys from a pastoral, rural village in Nepal to a gritty brothel/prison called Happiness House in Kolkata, India. Through one extraordinary girl's story, SOLD illustrates the brutality of child trafficking, which affects millions of ch...
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. |
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Sausalito, California :
Ro*co Films Educational,
[2016]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Based on true stories, SOLD is the story of Lakshmi who journeys from a pastoral, rural village in Nepal to a gritty brothel/prison called Happiness House in Kolkata, India. Through one extraordinary girl's story, SOLD illustrates the brutality of child trafficking, which affects millions of children around the globe every year. Globally the average age of a trafficked girl is thirteen, the same age as the girl in the film. SOLD is a call to action, and a testament to the power and resilience of the human spirit. |
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| Item Description: | 55 minute "short version" also available. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Based on the global bestseller by Patricia McCormick. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (95 min.) |
| Audience: | Rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Music, John McDowell ; directors of photography, Seamus Tierney, Jehangir Choudhary ; editor, Rick LeCompte. |