On the Trail of the Illicit International Organ Trade
Organs Across Borders (2009): Delving into the murky world of organ trafficking. For similar stories, see: Could Printed Organs Be The Key To Immortality? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpNR7Atvn-A The Doctors Defying America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p71-DFDBCMQ The Hospital Bulling Culture Putting Us All at Risk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr7Q_WK8dRw Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/4291 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures For many Moldovan men, selling a kidney offers quick cash and certain freedom from poverty. But the risks create shocking consequences. A devastating insight to the underworld of organ trafficking. Business is booming in the criminal organ trading industry. Fifteen thousand human organs are trafficked from the poorest countries to rich Arab and Western regions every year. "If you want to make a certain sum of money, give your kidney for 10 thousand US Dollars," says Anatoli. Illegal organ traffickers persuaded him that after the operating table, life would be simple, rich and pain-free. Trusting these lies, he risked death and imprisonment for dreams of a better life. Meanwhile, Danish patient Mads eagerly awaits a kidney transplant. His chances of survival dwindle by 20% each year. He faces the question: Shall I continue to suffer while waiting for a legal transplant or perhaps even die? Or shall I buy an illegal kidney abroad now? Danish Doc Production – Ref. 4291 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.
