We all hear stories about human sex trafficking - but it doesn't always feel real. This film brings the reality to home. And it's necessarily grim viewing. Ana is a happy Romanian immigrant working in a low wage job in London. She is kidnapped and taken to Ireland and had to pay off her 'purchase price' by 'doing money' - a eumpamism for having sex with willing paying customers. It's horrible - but it demonstrates that slavery is alive and well and man (or in this case woman) can go to extreme and inhuman lengths for personal profit. Doesn't make you feel good about the world, nor should it. But it needs to be watched.
10 Reviews
Depressing
billcr1224 August 2023
Ana is a young Romanian woman living in London when she is abducted by a couple and taken to Ireland to work as a prostitute. They move from city to city to stay ahead of the Irish vice squad.
Making the story even more disgusting is the fact that a woman runs the escort service along with two male Romanian pimps.
They inform Ana that they know where her mother lives and threaten her with harm unless she follows their orders.
She services dozens of customers in order to pay back her purchase price of thirty thousand euros.
The end credits claim that new anti-trafficking laws were passed as a result of Ana's testimony against her captors. Although well made with some lovely scenes of Ireland, Doing Money is yet another dark look at the human race.
Making the story even more disgusting is the fact that a woman runs the escort service along with two male Romanian pimps.
They inform Ana that they know where her mother lives and threaten her with harm unless she follows their orders.
She services dozens of customers in order to pay back her purchase price of thirty thousand euros.
The end credits claim that new anti-trafficking laws were passed as a result of Ana's testimony against her captors. Although well made with some lovely scenes of Ireland, Doing Money is yet another dark look at the human race.
Disturbing Modern Day Sex Slavery
mrmac-425615 November 2018
I've just watched this powerful dramatisation of a true case of modern day sex slavery in the UK and Ireland. Unfortunately it is not a rare event. It can occur under the noses of people living in apartments or homes who may not be aware of what is going on next door to them.
Anca Dumitra plays a young Romanian woman, Ana, who is kidnapped in London and forced into sex slavery with the threat that if she doesn't comply with her abductors her mother will be killed. With two other young women she is moved around to different locations.
This is a powerful story which should awaken a desire in people to know what is really happening in their neighbourhood. Anca plays the part with such conviction that we feel affected when her humanity is being slowly taken from her by vile cowards.
Anca Dumitra plays a young Romanian woman, Ana, who is kidnapped in London and forced into sex slavery with the threat that if she doesn't comply with her abductors her mother will be killed. With two other young women she is moved around to different locations.
This is a powerful story which should awaken a desire in people to know what is really happening in their neighbourhood. Anca plays the part with such conviction that we feel affected when her humanity is being slowly taken from her by vile cowards.
took the breath from my lungs
megandoss11 November 2018
My gosh what a horrible thing people go through. This movie is all too important and unfortunately a story that not one but 5 million girls and women can relate too. Sit your daughters, sisters and even sons down, when they are age ready and watch it. we cannot let this be an invisible problem anymore.
Really sad to watch
sarahjamiejake5 November 2018
Disappointing & superficial
susi-233-68738820 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This purports to be the true story of this Brave survivor woman who told her harrowing story to Irish Parliament and succeeded in contributing to legislation to abolish slavery in the UK 2012. Unfortunately the movie production has zero flow nor does it speak to action; instead presenting exaggerated scenes to pump up drama in some sequences, and in others skims over the top of deep and profound gender equality issues.
Insult to injury the last words on the screen talk about sex human trafficking in the black market sex trade as if it were only women victims!!! This movie is a sexist portrayal of the human trafficked sex trade that propagates violence against women through its exclusionary narrative.
Insult to injury the last words on the screen talk about sex human trafficking in the black market sex trade as if it were only women victims!!! This movie is a sexist portrayal of the human trafficked sex trade that propagates violence against women through its exclusionary narrative.
Shocking, essential
paul2001sw-123 December 2018
You would have hoped it was not possible for a young woman to be kidnapped on the streets of London and forced into slavery under threat to her family; but sadly this does happen, and 'Doing Money' dramatises one such real life story. It's an utterly horrific tale; the film is direct and un-fancy, but the sense that what we see is something close to pure evil is never far away, and the psychological hold that the perpetrators have over their victims is convincingly portrayed. In this case, the the pimps went to jail; but even to someone like me who normally favours a liberal approach to sentencing, their three-year sentences seem wholly inadequate. In telling this story, 'Doing Money' is truly shocking, but and essential viewing.
Utterly Gripping!
andrewdavies-255338 November 2018
Based on a true story, this story is shocking in modern day UK/Eire.
A brilliant performance by all the cast, telling the story of a young Romanian woman (Ana) kidnapped from the streets of London in broad daylight and forced into the sex trade.
A brilliant performance by all the cast, telling the story of a young Romanian woman (Ana) kidnapped from the streets of London in broad daylight and forced into the sex trade.
The best
amaliadutu8 November 2018
harrowing
watcher20198 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Based on real life. This is a good story and i dont doubt for a moment its true. There must be hundreds of thousands of women caught up in this situation. You would think that the men who are the clients would think what kind of women would willingly prostitute themselves like that? Even more horrifying was men who ordered multiple women or the ones who liked beating women up and were preparred to pay as long as they left her face alone. Terrible and not enough is done to help women who are trapped in this world. Even the female police officer thought that they were there through choice . Really? Multiple men per day in all sorts of sexual situations willingly? Shocking that this is going on.
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