X
  • 2007
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 2 h
  • 2007
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 2 h

Summary When 13-year-old Adriana is kidnapped by sex traffickers in Mexico City, her 17-year-old brother, Jorge, sets off on a desperate mission to save her. Adriana is trapped by an underground network of international thugs who earn millions exploiting their human cargo, and her only friend throughout the ordeal is Veronica, a young Polish wom...

Directed By: Marco Kreuzpaintner

Written By: Jose Rivera, Peter Landesman

  • 2007
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 2 h
  • 2007
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 2 h

Trade

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
42
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
7.0
My Score
Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Where to Watch

Summary When 13-year-old Adriana is kidnapped by sex traffickers in Mexico City, her 17-year-old brother, Jorge, sets off on a desperate mission to save her. Adriana is trapped by an underground network of international thugs who earn millions exploiting their human cargo, and her only friend throughout the ordeal is Veronica, a young Polish wom...

Directed By: Marco Kreuzpaintner

Written By: Jose Rivera, Peter Landesman

Where to Watch

Top Cast

View All
View All Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
42
32% Positive
7 Reviews
27% Mixed
6 Reviews
41% Negative
9 Reviews

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 22 Critic Reviews
42
32% Positive
7 Reviews
27% Mixed
6 Reviews
41% Negative
9 Reviews

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews
75
Though it's ostensibly a thriller, Trade constantly works against the conventions of its genre in a rather audacious way -- finding, for instance, surprising moments of humanity in even the most monstrous of its villains.
By William Arnold FULL REVIEW
63
Trade's wake-up call needs to be heeded, but its missteps detract from its devastating message.
By Connie Ogle FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

 View All
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
7.0
64% Positive
7 Ratings
36% Mixed
4 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings

User Reviews

 View All
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
7.0
64% Positive
7 Ratings
36% Mixed
4 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

60
An eagerly prurient dip into the sex-trafficking trough, Trade teeters between earnest exposé and salacious melodrama. Minus the film’s near-visible weight of conscience, success in the second category would have been virtually guaranteed.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
With a movie of this sort, the viewer expects to undergo something grueling and disturbing. Trade's inability to deliver that sort of visceral experience makes it unworthy of anyone's hard-earned dollars.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
33
You end up with a movie that takes that real problem and makes it feel like an exploitation contrivance.
By M. E. Russell FULL REVIEW
30
It's pure exploitation--the kind of movie after which you need a long, hot shower. German director Marco Kreuzpaintner's movie looks like "Traffic" and "Syriana"--clearly his role models--but is little more than our generation's version of 1979's "Hardcore."
FULL REVIEW
25
Anything that holds our interest can be entertaining, in a way, but the movie seems to have an unwholesome determination to show us the victims being terrified and threatened. When I left the screening, I just didn't feel right.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
See All 22 Critic Reviews

Details

 View All
Production Company Lionsgate Films, Roadside Attractions, Centropolis Entertainment, VIP 4 Medienfonds, Brass Hat Films, Reelmachine
Release Date Sep 28, 2007
Duration 2 h
Rating R
Genres
Tagline You'll pay for this.
View All Details

Awards

German Film Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Munich Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hessian Film Award
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Related Movies

The Godfather

100
Universal Acclaim

Touch of Evil

99
Universal Acclaim

Pépé le Moko (re-release)

98
Universal Acclaim

Rashomon

98
Universal Acclaim

The Night of the Hunter

97
Universal Acclaim

Rififi (re-release)

97
Universal Acclaim

The Maltese Falcon

97
Universal Acclaim

12 Angry Men

97
Universal Acclaim

Mean Streets

96
Universal Acclaim

Pulp Fiction

95
Universal Acclaim

Collective

95
Universal Acclaim

Double Indemnity

95
Universal Acclaim

Taxi Driver

94
Universal Acclaim

The Irishman

94
Universal Acclaim

Carlos

94
Universal Acclaim

The French Connection

94
Universal Acclaim

Elevator to the Gallows

94
Universal Acclaim

Shoplifters

93
Universal Acclaim

The 39 Steps

93
Universal Acclaim

Uncut Gems

93
Universal Acclaim

Band of Outsiders

93
Universal Acclaim

Days of Being Wild (re-release)

93
Universal Acclaim

Related News

2024 Movie Release Calendar

2024 Movie Release Calendar

Jason Dietz

Find release dates for every movie coming to theaters, VOD, and streaming throughout 2024 and beyond, updated weekly.

  • movie
Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

With the arrival of Zack Snyder's latest Rebel Moon chapter on Netflix, we rank every one of the director's films—from bad to, well, less bad—by Metascore.

  • movie
Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

We rank every one of the British director's movies by Metascore, from his debut Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels to his brand new film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

  • movie
April Movie Preview (2024)

April Movie Preview (2024)

Keith Kimbell

The month ahead will bring new films from Alex Garland, Luca Guadagnino, Dev Patel, and more. To help you plan your moviegoing options, our editors have selected the most notable films releasing in April 2024, listed in alphabetical order.

  • movie
DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

Jason Dietz

Find a list of new movie and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray (updated weekly) as well as a calendar of upcoming releases on home video.

  • movie