Based on the real experience of Kathryn Pokwak, who served as a UN peacekeeper ten years ago, a policewoman from the United States joined a security company to perform UN peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. By chance, she discovered that the peacekeepers, soldiers and local police officers there are regular customers of some porn bars. With the deepening of the investigation, she even found that these so-called customers are still very important links in the sex slave trade chain. They are responsible for transportation, inspection, and protection. When she reported to the top and hoped for help, she was transferred, fired, and even threatened. In desperation, she collected information to expose the scandal to the media. Under pressure from the outside world, some criminal police officers have been fired and human trafficking has been curbed. However, the security company's business has not been reduced, and they have even received larger contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The clues of the film are extremely complex and full of political metaphors. The overall gray tone, strong rhythmic soundtrack and relaxed editing make the audience feel a strong sense of oppression and tension when watching the film; overexposure scenes and portable photography enhance the real sense of scene; It embodies another major social function of film: telling a story that is more entertaining and more aggressive than news programs. In today's entertainment-oriented environment, it takes a lot of courage to invest in these kinds of films. Most people don't want to see the dark, dirty humanity beneath the whitewashed peaceful society. Yet these are the realities we must face, the real phenomena that may happen to each of us.
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