Sold

Name: Sold
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-04-01
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.90
Cast: Neerja Naik, Priyanka Bose, Gillian Anderson, David Arquette

– Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal...

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 34 Minutes

Release Year:

2016

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...

Producing Country:

USA, India

Filming Locations:

Nepal, India

Genre:

Drama

Sold (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Apr 2016

Language:

English, Hindi

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Sold

Directed by:

Jeffrey D. Brown

Story Written By:

Joseph Kwong, Jeffrey D. Brown

Main Actors:

Neerja Naik, Priyanka Bose, Gillian Anderson, David Arquette

Plot:

In Nepal, during a feast, a thirteen-year-old girl will meet a woman who is different from the ones in her village. That woman will make an offer to the girl's parents in order to let her take their daughter to another city, where she will be able to work as a kind of housekeeper. Soon after they cross the borders in India, the girl will find out that she is going to live in a brothel.

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Jaya International

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

56%

Metacritic:

49%

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