Sex Traffic

Sex Traffic
GenreThriller
Written byAbi Morgan
Directed byDavid Yates
Starring
ComposerJonathan Goldsmith
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
Original languages
  • English
  • Albanian
  • Italian
  • Romanian
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
  • David MacLeod
  • Michele Buck
  • Wayne Grigsby
Producers
CinematographyChris Seager
EditorMark Day
Running time90 minutes (per episode)
Production companyBig Motion Pictures
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release14 October (2004-10-14) –
21 October 2004 (2004-10-21)
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Sex Traffic is a two-part British-Canadian television thriller, written by Abi Morgan and directed by David Yates, that first broadcast on Channel 4 on 14 October 2004.[1] The series, produced by Veronica Castillo and Derek Wax, stars John Simm as Daniel Appleton, a journalist who uncovers a trafficking ring involving Anti-Trafficking officers employed by a private security company in the United States. As Daniel vows to help Elena (Anamaria Marinca), one of the trafficked girls, he attempts to expose the business which forces young women from Eastern Europe into a life of sexual slavery.

The series was filmed between London, Bucharest and Nova Scotia. The series was also broadcast on CBC in Canada during October 2004. Marinca, in her first credited television role, won the BAFTA award for Best Actress, one of eight BAFTAs, including Best Drama Serial, and four Gemini Awards for the series.[2] The series was released on DVD on September 4, 2006.[3]

  1. ^ Raphael, Amy (10 October 2004). "Slavery tale for the 21st century" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Channel 4's 'Sex Traffic' and 'Shameless' scoop top honours at Bafta". The Independent. 18 April 2005.
  3. ^ "Sex Traffic". 4 September 2006 – via Amazon.