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Why Slavery? A Women Captured

03/11/2018 GMT

A Woman Captured

Why Slavery?

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A raw and intimate portrayal of the psychology behind enslavement.

A documentary following a Hungarian woman who has been kept by a family as a domestic slave for ten years. Eventually she gathers courage to plan her escape.

A raw and intimate portrayal of the psychology behind enslavement. Marish has worked for a family for 10 years - performing all manner of household duties seven days a week in exchange for only meals, cigarettes and a couch to sleep on. Marish's 18 year-old daughter ran away a couple of years ago unable to bear her circumstances any longer, but Marish is too afraid to break away. 
Director Bernadett Tuza-Ritter films as she gradually determines to free herself and become an independent woman.


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Uncovering the lives of men, women and children living as modern day slaves.

Five documentary films uncover the lives of men, women and children living as modern day slaves in all corners of the world.

Five documentary films uncover the lives of men, women and children living as modern day slaves in all corners of the world. Whether it is the deeply flawed Kafala System in the Middle East or the prolific number of children bought and sold in India, the WHY SLAVERY? series will shine a light on the millions of lives lived in the shadows of enslavement.

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