Resources

TOP MOVIES FOR TRAFFIC AWARENESS

The Sound of Freedom (2023)

Based on Tim Ballard’s anti-trafficking missions with Operation Underground Railroad.
Powerful, emotional, and disturbing.

Must-watch for U.S. and international trafficking awareness.

Priceless (2016)

A man discovers he’s transporting trafficked women.
Made by the Smallbone brothers (For King & Country).

Christian message of redemption and rescue.

Taken (2008)

Thriller about a father’s rescue of his daughter from a trafficking ring.
While fictional and stylized, it brought attention to global sex trafficking.

Action-heavy, but sparks critical conversations.

Trade (2007)

Teen girl is kidnapped into a trafficking network; her brother searches for her.
Gritty and international in scope.

One of the first U.S. films to explore sex trafficking in North America.

Eden (2012)

Based on the real-life story of Chong Kim, a Korean-American teen abducted into a trafficking ring in the U.S.
Explores the manipulation and coercion in trafficking.

Highly emotional and intense.

Sold (2014)

Based on Patricia McCormick’s novel about a girl trafficked from Nepal to India.
Vivid portrayal of child trafficking in South Asia.

Endorsed by trafficking awareness organizations.

Human Trafficking (2005, Lifetime Mini-Series)

Starring Mira Sorvino and Donald Sutherland.
Explores multiple trafficking cases worldwide.

Well-researched and impactful.

DOCUMENTARIES

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (2011)

Christian documentary highlighting trafficking in various countries.
Very emotional and faith-centered.
Great for churches and advocacy groups.

I Am Jane Doe (2017)

Follows American mothers fighting online sex trafficking through Backpage.
Features real teens and legal battles.

Powerful legal and emotional perspective.

Addresses trauma, healing, and systemic failure.Raw and deeply personal.

The Storm Makers (2014)

Exposes trafficking of Cambodian women by “recruiters” or “storm makers.”
Documentary format; subtitled.Global view of exploitation and corruption.

BONUS: SHORT FILMS AND SERIES

Selling Isobel / Apartment 407 (2016)

Based on true events of a woman trafficked in the U.S.

Joy (2018, Netflix)

Trafficked Nigerian woman in Austria (dramatic fiction).

Trafficked (2020)

Based on San Francisco sex trafficking ring, includes educational footage.