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Sold

Sold

20166.41h 37m

Overview

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...

Directed by Jeffrey D. Brown
Written by Patricia McCormick, Joseph Kwong, Jeffrey D. Brown
Produced by Jane Charles
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Top Cast

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Sophia

David Arquette

David Arquette

Sam

Seema Biswas

Seema Biswas

Amma

Parambrata Chatterjee

Parambrata Chatterjee

Vikram

Tillotama Shome

Tillotama Shome

Bimla

Priyanka Bose

Priyanka Bose

Monica

Ankur Vikal

Ankur Vikal

Varun

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booknepalindiasex traffickingchild prostitutionwhale rider

About Sold

Sold is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of based on novel or book, nepal, india, sex trafficking, child prostitution, whale rider. Directed by Jeffrey D. Brown, it stars Gillian Anderson, David Arquette, Seema Biswas. Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...

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