The film tells the story of people living in modern slavery in Uganda, India, Moldova, Cambodia and France. At the same time, the negative consequences of neoliberal economic policies are analyzed. Certain economic and social forces seem to be trying to preserve modern slavery and are backed by corrupt governments and multinationals.
"Most people associate slavery with the transatlantic slave trade during the colonial period. At the time, slavery was based on racism, claiming that one race is inferior to another. Now slavery is based on economics. There are people who can work for free, just behind the roof over their heads, when pay is just a chance not to starve, ”said Thomas Robsahm.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 55 min.
- Country, year
- Norway, 2009
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- English, French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Thomas Robsahm, Tina Davis
- Screenplay
- Thomas Robsahm, Margreth Olin
- Cinematography
- Kim Hopkins, Joachim Høge, Marianne Bakke
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Thomas Robsahm
Thomas Robsahm was born in Arendal in 1964. He worked for NRK (Norwegian National Broadcaster), where he made several documentaries and short films. In 2000, Robsahm founded Speranza Films, a company that produces documentaries and feature films and feature films.
Director
Tina Davis
Tina Davis (born in Norway in 1970) studied film at the University of Westminster from 1993 to 1997 and has been working as a director and producer since 1997. After graduating, she worked as a researcher, journalist and director at NRK. Since then, she has made several documentaries and collaborated on various international projects involving as many as 16 different countries.
