Children of the Dark

Year: 2008

Runtime: 138 mins

Language: English

Director: Junji Sakamoto

Drama

A middle‑aged Japanese expatriate journalist probes a child organ‑trafficking ring in Thailand, uncovering a grim network that also trades in child prostitution. To save one child, another life must be taken. He joins a passionate young Japanese NGO activist, battling the greed and arrogance that threaten the “children of the dark.” Adapted from Yan Sogil’s book, Junji Sakamoto directs a multinational cast to portray these stark realities.

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