Traffic by Catherine Proulx: A disturbing documentary on the sexual exploitation of young girls

While a Special Commission on the Sexual Exploitation of Minors will be held in Quebec City during the week of November 4, the following week Télé-Québec will present the fruit of months of reflection and work on this complex and disturbing social issue with the shock documentary Traffic, on Wednesday November 13 at 8 pm.

A special screening of the film will take place the same evening, Wednesday November 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Cinéma Moderne, followed by a discussion in the presence of director Catherine Proulx and producer Karine Dubois (Picbois Productions). They will also be heard by the Commission on November 7, where they will talk about what making the documentary has taught them about the subject.

The TV broadcast of Traffic will be followed by a discussion at Les Francs-tireurs at 9pm. On Monday, November 11 at 9 p.m., Zone franche will look at the trivialization of pornography.

First launched as a podcast and video capsules on the Télé-Québec website, before being adapted for television, Traffic plunges us, alongside director Catherine Proulx (De garde 24/7, Justice), into the inner workings of the sexual exploitation of young girls. The investigation quickly turns to the client. The whole industry exists to meet their needs. And yet, the client is often the last to be mentioned in the media. Who is the customer? Why does he want to buy sex from young girls? Are the police really doing anything to stop him? The investigation evolves around these questions, and brings us into contact with pimps, police officers, social workers, psychologists and ex-victims, who open up and talk frankly about their respective experiences of this particularly vigorous industry in Montreal.