The documentary on sex buyers premieres in Tauranga on Friday, March 1, at 7.30pm at Luxe Cinemas.

The documentary will arrive on New Zealand shores for two screenings only and explores the lives of sex buyers and what drives them, says Exodus Cry events manager Sloane Wilson.

Exodus Cry is a charitable organisation that is committed to abolishing sex trafficking and breaking the cycle of commercial sexual exploitation while assisting and empowering its victims.

One of the strategies Exodus Cry use to fight against this issue is by creating powerful messages through films, videos, podcasts, conferences and the written word.

“Taking the critical issue of ending the demand that fuels the global issue of sex trafficking, “Buying her” focuses on sex buyers in the United States.

“Through deeply insightful first-hand accounts, the film lays bare their journey, from childhood exposure to pornography to becoming hardened predators, and ultimately to what turned their lives around,” says renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Harvey Schwartz.

“The powerful real stories captured in “Buying Her” are a beacon of hope for the restoration of broken and hurting men, accountability for predators, and bringing about the end of sex trafficking for good.

“I wanted to react to the film while the tears were still streaming down my face.

“It is super. It is moving. It is brutally honest and without hope of gratuitousness.

“It is the truth, the ugly truth.

“I am, in a word, blown away, and I hope it is seen far and wide because it I’s the only film in the world that deals with this subject with this level of specificity and brutal honesty, yet surrounded by compassion and sensitivity.”

The screening in Tauranga will be followed by a Q&A session with key local leaders in the field of advocacy such as Ally-Marie Diamond (Wahine Toa Rising), Ninakaye Taaane-Tinorau (Korowai Tumanako), Denise Ritchie (Stop Demand), Jewel Anita Hendrix (Freedom from Sexual Exploitation), Rory Birkbeck (SafeSurfer), Michael Lefebvre (Activist/ Filmmaker) and moderated by Helen Taylor (Exodus Cry).

For the trailer and tickets visit: buyingher.com

For more information visit their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/s/buying-her-movie-screening-tau/408945765132096/