The New Abolitionists
A determined documentary portrait of Southeast Asian anti-trafficking workers confronting sexual exploitation through rescue, rehabilitation, prevention, and prosecution.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- urgent
- compassionate
- harrowing
- social justice viewing
- educational screening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film follows abolitionists rescuing, rehabilitating, preventing, and prosecuting participants in human sex trafficking across Southeast Asia.
Its subjects pursue several connected strategies, including rescue, rehabilitation, prevention, and prosecution.
The filmmakers foreground the dedication of anti-trafficking workers while confronting the human cost of exploitation.
The documentary follows anti-trafficking work throughout Southeast Asia rather than in one isolated community.
Films like The New Abolitionists, and why
The Road to Traffick
shared documentary focus on human trafficking, survivor testimony, and international human rights activism
SOLD
shared investigative documentary approach to modern slavery and the systems that enable exploitation
I Am Jane Doe
shared compassionate nonfiction portrait of people confronting institutionalized violence and exploitation
Movie Details
- Director
- Christina Zorich
- Release Date
- 2022-10-21
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Olympia Dukakis
- Christina Zorich
- Christopher Barnes
- Eng Veng
- Daniel Vaupel
- Annie Dieselberg
- Andrea Aasen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The New Abolitionists about?
- A determined documentary portrait of Southeast Asian anti-trafficking workers confronting sexual exploitation through rescue, rehabilitation, prevention, and prosecution.
- What is The New Abolitionists like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The New Abolitionists as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The New Abolitionists violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The New Abolitionists as moderate.
- Which films are like The New Abolitionists?
- Films with a similar feel include The Road to Traffick, SOLD, and I Am Jane Doe.
- How long is The New Abolitionists?
- The New Abolitionists runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The New Abolitionists?
- In United States, The New Abolitionists streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
