I cried throughout but this is what a good movie does…it evokes emotions.
Based on true events, a young mother is lured into a false job interview where she is kidnapped and sold to numerous men for three long days, culminating in her courageous escape. This is a story of survival and resilience.
“I found this movie much more terrifying and scary than traditional horror films.”
Drawing on Farrell’s own horrific true-life experiences as a young actor and model, “Selling Isobel” tells the story of Isobel, a young mother whose life is changed when a charming stranger invites her to take part in a photo shoot. Instead, Isobel is kidnapped and sold into the sex trade, and the film concerns her fight to escape.
The film won the Raindance Film Festival’s inaugural Indie Award, one of two new awards introduced at this year’s event, which was collected by writer/star Farrell and director Rudolf Buitendach. “It was a wonderful surprise,” Buitendach told Variety. “To be honest, I was just honored to be in the same festival as Johnny To and Dominik Moll…”
