The Storm Makers: Trailer
More than half a million Cambodians work abroad, and a staggering number of those become slaves. Many are young women, held prisoner and forced to work in horrific conditions, sometimes as prostitutes.
Previews + Extras
The Storm Makers: Background
S28 E10 - 1m 44s
An excerpt from a news story describes the human trafficking of impoverished Cambodians to slave conditions in Malaysia and Thailand.
The Storm Makers: The Trafficker
S28 E10 - 2m 5s
The head of the trafficking "agency" explains how they recruit girls in to the slave trade.
The Storm Makers: Aya Tells Her Story
S28 E10 - 4m 9s
Aya describes her situation in Malaysia, where she was held prisoner by her boss and raped by a stranger when she tried to escape.
The Storm Makers: Aya’s Father
S28 E10 - 3m 2s
Aya describes how her experience changed her relationship with men, including her father.
The Storm Makers: Aya and Her Mother: The Argument
S28 E10 - 2m 46s
Aya and her mother argue. Aya's mother berates her daughter for returning from Malaysia with a child. The argument contains strong language.
The Storm Makers: Aya and Her Son
S28 E10 - 1m 54s
The clip begins with Aya saying she can’t forget her pain. It ends after Aya says, “When my heart remembers, I hit this child.”
The Storm Makers: Filmmaker Interview
S28 E10 - 8m 20s
Filmmaker Guillaume Suon discusses the making of the POV documentary The Storm Makers.
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