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The Day My God Died

Document number
1556
Date
2003
Title
The Day My God Died
Author/publisher
Andrew Levine, Andrew Levine Productions
Availability
LSI library
Document type(s)
Multimedia,
Keywords
India, Nepal, Sexual exploitation, Human trafficking, Documentary, Sex tourism, Pornography, Domestic violence, Prostitution, Rape, Sexual harassment, Women's rights; Women; Control and regulation of prostitution, Protection, Punishable forms of prostitution,
Summary
In Bombay alone, 90 new cases of HIV infection are reported every hour, and the victims are getting younger: two decades ago, most women in India’s brothels were in their twenties or thirties. Today, the average age is 14. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins, The Day My God Died puts a human face on these abstract numbers as it recounts the stories of several Nepalese girls who were forced into the international child sex trade. The Day My God Died lifts the veil of secrecy on child sex trafficking using footage from the brothels captured with spy camera technology. The film tells the stories of Gina, sold into sexual slavery at age seven, raped by 14 men and beaten with sticks and aluminium rods; Anita, lured by a friend, then drugged and sold to a brothel at age 12, where she was beaten and threatened with being buried alive; Maili, trafficked at age 19 along with her infant daughter who was seized and used as "insurance" to keep Maili from fleeing; and Jyoti, sold at age 12, raped, choked and forced to drink alcohol to break down her resistance. Contact: Andrew Levine Productions, levine@xmission.com, Phone: 435-655-8319, Fax: 435-655-8320, official website: http://www.thedaymygoddied.com/
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