Tricked: The Documentary

Name: Tricked: The Documentary
Genre: Action, Crime, Documentary
Released: December 13, 2013
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 61

2013

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: December 13, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: Embedded with the Denver Vice squad, Tricked follows Sgt. Dan Steele and his colleagues in their dogged pursuit of traffickers and devotion to rescuing victims. In Las Vegas, ground zero for escort services, Las Vegas Police detectives work to hit traffickers where it hurts them most, by seizing their financial assets. In New York, ColoradoEmbedded with the Denver Vice squad, Tricked follows Sgt. Dan Steele and his colleagues in their dogged pursuit of traffickers and devotion to rescuing victims. In Las Vegas, ground zero for escort services, Las Vegas Police detectives work to hit traffickers where it hurts them most, by seizing their financial assets. In New York, Colorado and Las Vegas, brash and unrepentant johns reveal the how, why, when and where of what they call “a hobby.” From Sgt. Steele to the survivors, Tricked weaves together dramatic, disparate, inter-dependent characters and provides an unflinching view of the world of sex trafficking, the almost incomprehensible and disturbing bonds between the traffickers and victims and the seemingly insurmountable challenges faced by law enforcement nationwide.… Expand

Director: Jane Wells and John Keith Wasson

Genre(s): Action, Crime, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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Heather Baysa

Dec 10, 2013

The film is wisely sparing of melodramatic flair, allowing the inherent drama of the situation to horrify and harrow on its own.

Jeannette Catsoulis

Dec 12, 2013

A documentary that presents the sexual exploitation of young women as a systemic cancer that feeds on public misconception as much as male appetites. Read full review

Kenji Fujishima

Dec 9, 2013

For all the heartbreaking depth with which the filmmakers explore the horrors of human trafficking, the film still leaves one with a sense of a larger story just beyond their grasp. Read full review

John DeFore

Dec 13, 2013

Though convincing in its argument that pimps and clients are treated much better than they should be in our legal system as compared to prostitutes, the film presents a picture of America's sex-trade landscape that will feel incomplete to many viewers. Read full review

Nick Schager

Dec 11, 2013

Despite its wealth of urgent footage, including clips of raids on pimps’ homes and arrests of johns that expose the seedy masculine desire and domination driving the sex trade, Tricked doesn’t have anything new or particularly eye-opening to say about its subject. Read full review

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cuz75

Apr 18, 2015

This film is billed on Netflix as "...in-depth documentary examines all sides of America's sex-trafficking trade, which destroys lives as it generates $3 billion a year.." but I found it to be blatantly stereotypical, narrow-minded and counterproductive. It paints a picture as if theseThis film is billed on Netflix as "...in-depth documentary examines all sides of America's sex-trafficking trade, which destroys lives as it generates $3 billion a year.." but I found it to be blatantly stereotypical, narrow-minded and counterproductive. It paints a picture as if these three or four pimps are the core and foundation of a world-wide epidemic that crosses all nations, cultures, religions and incomes. The film claims to expose the US sex trade however "Tricked" does a very poor job handling such an important topic. You'll feel for the girls featured but I'm sure many will also feel TRICKED after watching it.… Expand

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