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TRAFFICK JAM

TRAFFICK JAM
By James Brosnahan

GENRE: Thriller, Action
LOGLINE:

A female nurse is abducted by a sex trafficker posing as a doctor. Refusing to be conquered, she turns the tables on him and takes down his prostitution operation.

What would happen if a human trafficker abducted a female John Wick?

SYNOPSIS:

What would happen if a human trafficker abducted a female John Wick?

Why this story?

Traffick Jam tells an essential story with relevant themes and excellent entertainment value, balancing danger and excitement. It is inspired by events reported in over ten human trafficking court cases. This fictional story’s power comes from its ability to engage an audience about the active sex slavery around us. A story that highlights a strong woman’s ability to bring down a trafficking operation is essential today because it raises awareness about this serious issue. Jam’s story humanizes this issue, making it more relatable and encouraging empathy and support for victims and survivors.

Synopsis

Jam cares for her addicted mother when a male intruder enters their home. Jam manages to escape, but her mother is fatally shot by the man, who also escapes. Jam is employed as a nurse at a community health clinic fifteen years later when the same man, Jason, arrives, pretending to be a patient. Jason works for a sex trafficker, and his real purpose is to scope out potential victims. They exchange words briefly before Jam is called away to attend to another patient. Jason marks Jam as his next victim before slipping away. Jason thinks Jam doesn't recognize him, but she does and is tormented by her past failure to prevent him from killing her mother and this lost opportunity to apprehend him. She feels she has failed in her second chance to stop Jason.

Jason informs Darrin, the boss of the sex trafficking operation, about Jam, and they research her, learning that she is broke, single, and applying for medical schools she cannot afford. They concoct a fake job listing – a doctor needing a nurse - to entrap Jam. She applies, interviews, and is accepted.

Jason readies a rented house, the doctor’s residence, for Jam's arrival. Jam visits the home and is welcomed by Anna, a trafficked woman from Ukraine and now one of Darrin’s workers, who pretends to be the doctor’s wife. Jam is offered dinner, during which her drink is spiked. Jam is abducted by Anna and Jason and transported to the trafficking house, where she confronts Darrin before he threatens her and locks her in a silent room. Jam is determined to muster the strength and the courage to stop Jason and Darrin in the process now that she has this third chance. This is where Jam meets Whitney, the woman who attempted to escape.

Jam relays her escape plan to Whitney, a plan that Darrin captures on his security camera. Darrin threatens Jam against escape, and Jam takes advantage to lift Darrin’s phone from his pocket. Later, against Whitney’s pleading for Jam not to make waves, Jam uses Darrin’s phone to call 911. Unfortunately, the corrupt police are in Darrin’s pocket. Darrin is informed of Jam’s attempt. Whitney is punished in front of Jam’s eyes.

Another victim, Ashley, tries to flee but is captured and killed. Jam devises a new plan, and Whitney assists. They begin by distracting Jason and Darrin, turning the tables on the men by seducing them. Anna is in desperate need of her distasteful job so she can win back her passport and get out from under Darrin. She views Jam as threatening her position with Darrin and warns Jam to stop. Jam tries unsuccessfully to convince Anna they are allies. When Anna severely injures her foot, Jam aids her, earning her trust and the security passwords to the trafficking house.

As Jam dines with Darrin the following evening, Whitney lures Jason away to entrap him. Jam uses the opportunity to kill Darrin. The trafficked women escape. Jam confronts Jason over her mother’s murder before killing him. A year later, Jam and Whitney team up to bring justice to the male sex clients responsible for their suffering.

Audience Appeal

Traffick Jam is a fast-paced and tense story with real-life characters that are easy to root for and a plot that holds the attention until the end. It is a relevant and current story that offers a fresh perspective on human trafficking. It breaks away from traditional male-dominated narratives in the action thriller genre, appealing to a broader audience seeking diversity and screen representation.

This film is perfect for fans of action thrillers or true crime stories.

Audiences everywhere will empathize and root for Jam as she perseveres and turns the tables on her captors. Jam is a strong, complex female protagonist who challenges the abducted woman as a victim stereotype and showcases an empowering role model for viewers. It is notable that Jam tries all she can to escape and does not succumb to Darrin’s ways easily. It is easy to root for her because she sticks up for herself. She is a good representation and symbol of resistance and independence. And her character also shows compassion. Jam does not attempt to escape on her own. She brings down the trafficking operation for the other trafficked women. She is a modern-day hero.

Anna also comes across as a strong character. Darrin manipulates her and holds her life in his hands, yet she aids Jam. When meeting Whitney, her character comes across as insecure and wary of those around her. It is heartwarming to see how her friendship with Jam allows her to grow stronger and more confident.

TRAFFICK JAM

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