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Price of Vice Series

4 Details: 2021
HD
Available in Russian, with English subtitles,
in Spanish and Arabic languages

Most women are pushed into prostitution by poverty and social issues, while some join the ranks of ladies of the night in the hope of making quick money and capitalising on their youth and good looks. Calling themselves “escorts” rather than prostitutes, they hope one day to meet a prince or marry a sheikh and leave the trade behind. Others turn to careers in porn, seeking recognition and fame. But both professional paths come with a myriad of social consequences, like alienation from friends and families, health and psychological issues. For some women appearing in the documentary, their work experiences cost them their freedom and almost their lives.

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The Seamy Side of Russia’s Sex Industry | Price of Vice. Episode 1 25:497 Easy money and a lavish lifestyle lure many young people into the sex industry. These days prostitution may have many glamorous names, but its demeaning nature stays the same. Digitalisation has opened up previously unimaginable possibilities for the vice industry. Meeting a call girl online is as easy as ordering pizza. Some girls insist they live their best lives, offering their love to solvent clients rather than wasting it on penniless peers. But the lives of many have been ruined and even claimed by the trade.

The Seamy Side of Russia’s Sex Industry | Price of Vice. Episode 2 26:033 Money is the main reason women engage in prostitution. Poor girls from impoverished areas work street corners, while some women join escort agencies in the hope of finding their sugar daddies. Whatever the scenario, sex workers’ careers are usually short-lived and dangerous, as many of them become victims of violence, exploitation and sex trafficking. Watch the RT documentary “Price of Vice” to get an insight into the world of the oldest trade in Russia.

The Seamy Side of Russia’s Sex Industry | Price of Vice. Episode 3 26:041 Hundreds of ruined lives and destroyed families are left in the wake of the ever-growing sex trafficking crisis unfolding worldwide. International crime organisations have become highly devious in recruiting unwitting women from disadvantaged backgrounds, smuggling them across borders and forcing them into sex slavery. Police and NGO’s are trying to rescue them from their captors but frequently fail.

The Seamy Side of Russia’s Sex Industry | Price of Vice. Episode 4 26:441 Regulation of pornography is frowned upon by those who deem it oppression of free speech and self-expression. Still, the recent boom of online porn fuelled by the pandemic has turned the industry into a literal honeypot. Russian women, traditionally favoured by adult entertainment producers, are now in great demand. Their testimonies, however, tell sad stories of alienation and tainted dreams.