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Trade

  • 2007
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
19K
YOUR RATING
Trade (2007)
Theatrical Trailer from Lionsgate
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Adriana, 13, is kidnapped in Mexico City by Russian sex traffickers. Her criminal 17 y.o. brother starts looking for her. Across the border in Texas, he gets help from a cop.Adriana, 13, is kidnapped in Mexico City by Russian sex traffickers. Her criminal 17 y.o. brother starts looking for her. Across the border in Texas, he gets help from a cop.Adriana, 13, is kidnapped in Mexico City by Russian sex traffickers. Her criminal 17 y.o. brother starts looking for her. Across the border in Texas, he gets help from a cop.

  • Director
    • Marco Kreuzpaintner
  • Writers
    • Jose Rivera
    • Peter Landesman
  • Stars
    • Kevin Kline
    • Kathleen Gati
    • Paulina Gaitan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marco Kreuzpaintner
    • Writers
      • Jose Rivera
      • Peter Landesman
    • Stars
      • Kevin Kline
      • Kathleen Gati
      • Paulina Gaitan
    • 109User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Kevin Kline
    Kevin Kline
    • Ray Sheridan
    Kathleen Gati
    Kathleen Gati
    • Irina
    Paulina Gaitan
    Paulina Gaitan
    • Adriana
    Cesar Ramos
    Cesar Ramos
    • Jorge
    Alicja Bachleda
    Alicja Bachleda
    • Veronica
    Marco Pérez
    Marco Pérez
    • Manuelo
    • (as Marco Perez)
    Linda Emond
    Linda Emond
    • Patty Sheridan
    Zack Ward
    Zack Ward
    • Alex Green
    Kate del Castillo
    Kate del Castillo
    • Laura
    Tim Reid
    Tim Reid
    • Hank Jefferson
    Pasha D. Lychnikoff
    Pasha D. Lychnikoff
    • Vadim Youchenko
    Natalia Traven
    Natalia Traven
    • Lupe
    Guillermo Iván
    Guillermo Iván
    • Alejandro
    • (as Guillermo Ivan)
    Christian Vazquez
    Christian Vazquez
    • Moncho
    José Sefami
    José Sefami
    • Don Victor
    • (as Jose Sefami)
    Leland Pascual
    • Thai Boy
    Jorge Angel Toriello
    • Ten Year Old Boy
    Luz Itzel
    • Moncho's Girl
    • Director
      • Marco Kreuzpaintner
    • Writers
      • Jose Rivera
      • Peter Landesman
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    User reviews109

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    nwerle-3

    stupid movie wasted its intent

    1 Border patrol does not put Polish people back into Mexico! 2 people do not call in Mexico with 4 digits. 3 there is no web page with such info as shown in movie, 4 Iam tired of idiots who don't portray the real world then no one learns of issue of great importance

    5 someone does not get kidnapped in front of police and a page,

    6 collect calls to Poland do not happen,

    7 I have never seen such stupid acting, stupid direction

    this movie was a waste of money.

    the scenery was great, but there are freeways even in Mexico and freeways in the USA, that are not depicted. I've never seen such a juvenile story line.
    8djb11853

    This is an excellent movie

    I had never heard of this movie and just stumbled on to it by accident. The story was very powerful and meaningful. The acting was absolutely awesome, especially by the two major stars playing the parts of brother and sister, more of the younger girl, but that is not to take anything away from the part of her brother Jorge. He was outstanding. Also, the part of Veronica was superb. She made her scenes gripping. Especially one, and you'll know which one I mean just by watching the movie. Your jaw will drop just like mine did and it will stay with you even after the movie. This is a must see. It is in subtitle and English, so it it easy to follow. Oh yeah, Kevin Kline was an excellent surprise.
    10steven-fight

    Amazing film - MustSee!!!!

    This was the first time I had ever tears in my eyes in a cinema! This film absolutely blew me away.

    Acting, Character development, dialogue and especially the camera-work was just extremely well done. This was a really gripping and very emotional movie, and in my opinion this was the best movie-ending ever, at least the best one I have ever seen.

    You should not only watch it because of its important message, but also because its just a brilliant film!

    So, the bottom line is, I've never been so moved by a movie and I can only recommend this film to everyone! Go see it!!!
    9chern-8

    You can't TRADE the truth

    "Trade" is an incredible film on many levels. The acting is superb by both the kids, Jorge (Cesar Ramos) and Adriana (Paulina Gaitan), as well as Kevin Kline. The cinematography was incredibly well thought out, and added to the depth of the message of the film. The film is successful in showing the raw dichotomy of the problems of suburbia-America and the horrifying crime that claims the second highest yield of money out of illegal activities just behind drugs.

    Yes, this film is disturbing. It unyieldingly shows the gruesome truth of this business. Yes, it draws tears, as many flowed down my own face during these few hours of watching. But I must say that the truth and the tears stirred up within me a desire for change. A desire for justice. Is that not what true film is meant to be about? To bring forth revelation of self discovery, desires, dreams. To cause the viewer to step away from the film a changed person. This is exactly what "Trade" did for me.

    I read multiple reviews about the movie "Trade" last night after viewing the film for myself. I discovered comments like, "hard to find it entertaining" and "playing up the terrorizing of the women detracted from the film."

    Trade is not a film to entertain. The emotion evoked from this film was designed to have a purpose. The purpose was the change the viewer's perspective out of our cookie cutter American world view, into the grisly truth of sex trafficking that occurs around the world, as well as on our doorstep.

    The viewer is invited by this disturbing film to not to be satisfied with ignorance, but to light the fire within them to want to make a difference.
    8Stskyshaker

    Gut-wrenching and Genuine

    Trade is not really the kind of thrilling crime movie that I was expecting, it's about something I thought I might have heard about quite a lot yet actually never really felt: trafficking children and women from the third world to be sold for forced sex. Trade exposes the whole chain of the business with great genuineness.

    For a subject like this it's handy to come up with much more gore and sex to attract some eyeballs, but not with Trade, there is nothing gratuitous here. At several gut-wrenching scenes, at the edge of my seat I longed to see some resistance or retribution, I didn't, but when I sat back and cleared my thought, I knew that was what would happen in the real world. Nevertheless although there are many broken hearts, twisted minds and lost souls in the movie, and even the last scene gave me a groan, I am not left with despair in the end.

    Quite a few characters have been developed into some depth, while supported by first-class performance(excellent casting!) this doesn't cause confusion or dilution, but rather delivers me the feeling of the whole big picture. It does feel a bit dragged at the beginning, I guess it is needed to expose all the details of the business chain, the storyline flows naturally and keeps me hooked for 2 hours.

    Overall this is a well-made untypical crime film with not so much easy entertainment in it, but if you want something genuine that will linger in your head, go see it and you won't be disappointed.

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    • Trivia
      Milla Jovovich was going to play Veronica, but backed out of the role.
    • Goofs
      When Jorge calls his mother on the rotary phone he only 'dials' 4 numbers.
    • Quotes

      Jorge: How can you live in Texas and not have a hundred of Mexican friends?

      Ray Sheridan: What about you, wise ass? You got hundreds of, uh, American friends?

      Jorge: All my friends are Americans.

      Ray Sheridan: Really?

      Jorge: Yes. All Mexicans are Americans, and all my friends are Mexicans, so all my friends are Americans. It's North America, Central America, and South America. THAT'S America. Not just you ignorant gringos up here in gringo land.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Kingdom/Trade/The Game Plan/Feast of Love/The Darjeeling Limited/Lust, Caution (2007)
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2007 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Polish
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Girls Next Door
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lionsgate
      • Roadside Attractions
      • Centropolis Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $214,307
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $118,086
      • Sep 30, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,465,077
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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