Nefarious: Merchants of Souls

2013 • 103 minutes

About this movie

NE-FAR-I-OUS (adjective): extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous A PEEK BENEATH THE GLOSSY SURFACE of 21st-century society exposes a chilling reality-a global slave trade responsible for the exploitation of over 27 million people. Look a little closer and you uncover an industry that thrives on the degradation and brutalization of these individuals, many of them young girls, through sex slavery. Nefarious unveils the atrocities inherent in this heinous industry-the deceptive process of recruitment and kidnapping, the sub-human living and working conditions, the physical, mental, and spiritual torment inflicted on those enslaved-details made all the more disquieting by overt government complicity and societal indifference.Filmmaker Benjamin Nolot set out to capture a glimpse of the human trafficking industry. Over the next four years, his glimpse became a journey of discovery, yielding over 800 hours of footage and a penetrating look into the nefarious, closeted underworld of human trafficking.Travel with us through 19 countries, across four continents, into dingy Cambodian brothels, Thai karaoke bars, Amsterdam's infamous red-light district, Moldovan orphanages, legal Nevada brothels, and the street corners and alleyways of metropolises worldwide.Featuring first-hand interviews and expert analysis from humanitarian leaders, you will get more than a glimpse of the fastest-growing, organized crime industry in the world with the groundbreaking tell-all, Nefarious: Merchant of Souls.© 2011 All Rights Reserved. Distributed by Exodus Cry.