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Sisters of No Mercy (2007)
Excellent Film on human trafficking from Nigeria to Europe
This film provides an insight view on human trafficking from Nigeria to Europe, especially Italy. Lukas Roegler completed the project on his own account and it was later bought by Germany's WDR for nationwide publishing.
The critically acclaimed film tells the story of 4 women and their torturous endeavours while being lured to Europe in order to work as prostitutes.
Without the use of any narrator the women tell their own story, starting with the courting in Nigeria, the tribal rituals to bring them to heel, the journey to Europe and their fate there and the later return to their homes. In the center of this business stand female pimps, so called madams, that exploit the victims and leave them with nothing after many years of forced prostitution.
Powerful images underline the brutal way of modern slavery that is still not banished from our world.
Lukas Roegler won the Golden Gong for his efforts and the film won the "Audience Choice Award" at the World Documentary Filmfest USA & Nigeria.
Wo ist Fred? (2006)
Terrible Movie!
Seen this one in a Sneak Preview yesterday and must say it was terrible. After the credits I thought: "Hey with this cast it'll probably be pretty good". Didn't at all turn out that way.
Lame predictable groaners, terribly simply drawn characters (maybe except a little Ms. Lara's) and an ending one could foresee 10 minutes into the movie. And worst of all, it misused a delicate theme (handicapped persons) for low level and mostly tasteless jokes without ever touching anything but the surface of the issue. The handicapped person the film sympathises with the most is the one who is just faking it. What kind of message is that? And the film doesn't have a thought through ending at all, it basically comes down to: "I love you, doesn't matter that you acted like a prick."
To sum it up: Great cast that must have been terribly bored to sign up for a terrible flick.