Movie

Sold (2016)

• April 1, 2016
• 1h 37m

• Drama

Overview

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...

Director

Jeffrey D. Brown

Writers

Joseph Kwong, Patricia McCormick, Jeffrey D. Brown

Starring

Gillian Anderson, David Arquette, Seema Biswas