A large group of us just got back. We had to drive 1.5 hours one way to the theater. Sold out theater, all three showings today.
The movie is based on a TRUE STORY, but you don't find that out until the end.
The movie is slower paced. It is not an action film. It starts off showing just how easy it is for a "child handler" to lure kids in, and lure their parents into letting the kids spend an afternoon with the "child handler". When the parents return to pick up the kids, of course, they're gone.
The movie showed how one group of keyboard agents tracked down one trafficking cell, and the creative idea that the main character (agent) came up with to track the first child rescued. He came up with the idea when one of his fellow agents asked how many traffickiers they arrested that day (some 250) and then how many kids were rescued (zero). The lead character decides to change the tactic and attempt to rescue the kids.
It reveals the number of kids that are stolen and trafficked and why it is big money for the cartel. Gets into the pedo angle.
At times the movie is very emotional - even the man sitting next to me was sobbing (he was part of our group, not an emotional type of man, but was not very famiilar w/ the topic, so the movie was shocking for him). The packed movie theater was DEAD QUIET the entire show. I think for many it was an eye opener.
Some of us also whispered Epstein Island when we saw the island. It wasn't the exact shape but close enough. There interesting thing about that part of the movie, where they brought in some 50+ kids as a private club for pedos………. that was all a sting operation to catch traffickers and pedos.
At that point, the one girl the main character was hoping to rescue wasn't part of that group. He wound up having to split off on his own, without support from USGov…The rest of the movie continues with his creative ideas to take down pedo traffickers.
Sobering. And HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Even though anons know much about the topic already. For those who cannot afford to go, they can call the theater and find out about how to get a free ticket. Others that are blessed are purchasing tickets anonymously for those who can't afford.
The man that was crying? He hitched a ride home with us, and was very sad/silent on the long ride home. He did say he had never cried in a movie before ever. (He has a professional background working w/kids, but not a teacher.)