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I watched this with my mother on PBS back in the early 80's when I was in high school. Just ordered the DVD. Still a great series to watch. The DVD is a little grainy. This miniseries is worthy of a quality restoration. A really good story and worth watching again. I travel to Japan frequently, so I am always interested in movies pertaining to Japan, although none of this takes place in Japan. The acting is superb, and the stars are beautiful. The Australian accents are little hard to understand for this American, but that what makes it authentic. A miniseries that holds up well to the test of time.

Am I missing something? All these glowing reviews, but it's not all that by long stretch. Slow moving. Dialogue is always whispered making it hard to catch what is being said. Had to watch with subtitles to catch what was being said. Very over hyped. Important subject matter but overall very disappointing. Glad I didn't pay money to see it. On the positive, photography and soundtrack is good. Seen enough in the media already about human trafficking not to be shocked by the subject matter of this film. Sad situation but this film doesn't do all that much to shed a light on the dark recesses of our sick society. I still don't get all the rave reviews. The movie "Traffic" was so much better. Writing this as I'm watching the movie because I'm so bored.