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Le commerce du sexe

Directed by Ève Lamont
Canada, 2015 (documentary, 76 minutes, colour, French)
Also known as "The Sex Trade"
Le commerce du sexe
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)
Video (National Film Board of Canada) [French]

Film Description:
"In the past 30 years and with the rise of the Internet, the sex trade has expanded worldwide and become a true industry. But who is benefiting from this phenomenon, which has turned the bodies of women into a commodity to be exploited? The Sex Trade is a foray into a brutal world whose key players trivialize the impact of their actions by claiming that prostitution is simply a service like any other. Part investigative report and part editorial, this documentary delves into an industry that often operates legally. High-end and street prostitution, escort agencies, massage parlours, strip clubs, the porn industry, sex tourism; the sex trade is sprawling, and has even spread beyond major urban areas. [...]"
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Eve Lamont
Produced by: Nicole Hubert, Sylvie Van Brabant, Nathalie Cloutier, Mélanie Lasnier, Colette Loumède
Cinematography: Eve Lamont, Geoffroy Beauchemin, Rénald Bellemare, Katerine Giguère, Julien Fontaine, Tomi Grgicevic
Film Editing: Louise Dugal
Music: Thierry Gauthier
Production Company: Office national du film du Canada / National Film Board of Canada, Les Productions du Rapide-Blanc
(sources)

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