Maids for Sale

Maids for Sale (2019) is a documentary film directed by Jess Kelly.

BBC News Arabic's undercover investigation exposes the people in Kuwait breaking local and international laws on modern slavery, including a woman offering a child for sale. At the centre of this powerful investigative film is Fatou, a 16 year old in Kuwait City who has been there for nine months. We follow her rescue and journey back home to Guinea, West Africa and ask: what's being done to control the apps promoted on Google, Apple and Facebook-owned Instagram?

Cast

Jess Kelly

Narrator

May K. Al-Tararwah

Lawyer

Fatou Bongono

Maid

Urmila Bhoola

U.N.

Mary Ann Abunda

Sandigan

Nasser Al-Mousawi

Chief Domestic Workers Office

Jaques Bongono

Police Officer Conakry, Guinea

Biba Conde

Maid

Nana

Maid

Esther Kéïta

Maid