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Maids for Sale (2019)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 51M

Director : Jess Kelly

Synopsis

BBC News Arabic's undercover investigation exposes the people in Kuwait breaking local and international laws on modern slavery, including a woman offering a child for sale. At the centre of this powerful investigative film is Fatou, a 16 year old in Kuwait City who has been there for nine months. We follow her rescue and journey back home to Guinea, West Africa and ask: what's being done to control the apps promoted on Google, Apple and Facebook-owned Instagram?

Actors

Jess Kelly
Jess Kelly
Narrator
May K. Al-Tararwah
May K. Al-Tararwah
Lawyer
Fatou Bongono
Fatou Bongono
Maid
Urmila Bhoola
Urmila Bhoola
U.N.
Mary Ann Abunda
Mary Ann Abunda
Sandigan
Nasser Al-Mousawi
Nasser Al-Mousawi
Chief Domestic Workers Office
Jaques Bongono
Jaques Bongono
Police Officer Conakry, Guinea
Biba Conde
Biba Conde
Maid
Nana
Nana
Maid
Esther Kéïta
Esther Kéïta
Maid

Crews

Jess Kelly
Jess Kelly
Director
Jess Kelly
Jess Kelly
Writer
Jess Kelly
Jess Kelly
Camera Operator
Katya Mihailova
Katya Mihailova
Music
Mustafa Khalili
Mustafa Khalili
Editor
Mustafa Khalili
Mustafa Khalili
Executive Producer
Owen Pinnell
Owen Pinnell
Camera Operator
Owen Pinnell
Owen Pinnell
Producer
Rosie Garthwaite
Rosie Garthwaite
Executive Producer
Maria Caramelo
Maria Caramelo
Production Manager
Bettina Waked
Bettina Waked
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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