Baby Sellers
| Baby Sellers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Written by | Suzette Couture |
| Directed by | Nick Willing |
| Starring | Jennifer Finnigan Kirstie Alley Arjun Gupta |
| Music by | Rich Walters |
| Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Matthew O'Connor Shan Tam Robert Halmi Snr |
| Cinematography | Brian Johnson |
| Editor | Alison Grace |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | August 15, 2013 |
Baby Sellers is a television film starring Jennifer Finnigan, Kirstie Alley and Arjun Gupta exposing the dark world of international baby trafficking.
Synopsis
[edit]ICE agent Nic Morrison (Finnigan) investigates a corrupt US child adoption agency run by Carla Huxley (Alley) who acquires babies abroad illegally.
Production
[edit]The film was shot on location in Mumbai, India, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Release
[edit]The film aired on Lifetime on August 17, 2013.[1]
United Nations Screening
[edit]Baby Sellers was invited by the UN to premiere in the Eco Soc Chamber on August 12, 2013 in front of 400 delegates, NGO's and ambassadors. After the screening, a panel of experts hosted a Q&A. Simone Monasebian, director of United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime chaired the panel which included Peter Edge, ICE Homeland Security deputy executive associate director, Greg Ramm, director of Global Programs for Save the Children, Robert Halmi, Snr, producer of Baby Sellers, and Jennifer Finnigan, star of the film.
Reception
[edit]Critical reception
[edit]Jackie K. Cooper of HuffPost praised the story and cast, particularly Alley's performance.[2] Dean Robbins of The Iowa Source said that the writing and direction of the film evoked "maximum outrage".[3]
Audience reception
[edit]Airing on Lifetime Television Baby Sellers topped Saturday night - Number 1 amongst cable networks with 2.139 million viewers, #1; 0.848 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #1[4]
Awards
[edit]Winner of Best Screenplay at the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards. A further six Nominations for Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Costume and Best Leading Actress.
References
[edit]- ^ August 08, Sheridan Watson Updated; EDT, 2013 at 08:56 PM. "Watch Kirstie Alley in new 'Baby Sellers' exclusive clip". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ""Baby Sellers" Shows the Evil Side of Kirstie Alley". HuffPost. 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Robbins, Dean (14 August 2013). "Baby Sellers: Kirstie Alley Plays a Memorable Villain | The Sitcom Veteran Makes a Memorable Villain in Baby Sellers". Iowa Source. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Saturday's Cable Ratings: Lifetime's "Baby Sellers" Tops Viewers, Demos". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
External links
[edit]- Baby Sellers at IMDb
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