Vaishali Kamath

Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska police officer, is one of the UN peacekeepers sent to post-war Bosnia. For the rest of her colleagues, only a fat, tax-free paycheck at the end of the assignment is important. Initially, Kathryn too has taken up the job for the juicy pay, but, as a person, she is an idealist and works to make the world a better place. In Bosnia, she realises that apart from the apathy towards the racial clashes between the locals, her colleagues are turning a blind eye towards the trafficking of teenage girls. She starts investigating the trafficking, faces hurdles at every corner but does not give up. The film captures this difficult journey of Kathryn Bolkovac. The film could've easily slipped into the documentary genre, but it doesn't. It remains a gripping, tight thriller till the end. Rachel Weisz does an excellent job in the protagonist's role. She looks every bit the sincere police officer, who genuinely wants to free the girls. Some scenes, especially where the teenage girls are assaulted, are hard to watch. Although the film has a 16+ rating, I won't recommend it to young adults. Older adults must watch the film, though, because these are real problems of the real world around us.