Baby Sellers

Baby Sellers
Directed by	Nick Willing
Written by	Suzette Couture
Produced by	Matthew O'Connor Shan Tam Robert Halmi Snr
Starring	Jennifer Finnigan Kirstie Alley Arjun Gupta
Cinematography	Brian Johnson
Edited by	Alison Grace
Music by	Rich Walters
Distributed by	Lifetime Television
Release date	August 15, 2013
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Canada United Kingdom
Language	English

Baby Sellers is a TV film starring Jennifer Finnigan, Kirstie Alley and Arjun Gupta exposing the dark world of international baby trafficking.

ICE agent Nic Morrison (Finnigan) investigates a corrupt US child adoption agency run by Carla Huxley (Alley) who acquires babies abroad illegally.

Production

Shot on location in Mumbai, India, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

United Nations Screening

Baby Sellers was invited by the UN to premiere in the Eco Soc Chamber on August 12, 2013 in front of 400 delegates, NGO's and ambassadors. After the screening, a panel of experts hosted a Q&A. Simone Monasebian, director of United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime chaired the panel which included Peter Edge, ICE Homeland Security deputy executive associate director, Greg Ramm, director of Global Programs for Save the Children, Robert Halmi, Snr, producer of Baby Sellers, and Jennifer Finnigan, star of the film.

Awards

Winner of Best Screenplay at the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards. A further six Nominations for Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Costume and Best Leading Actress.

Ratings

Airing on Lifetime Television Baby Sellers topped Saturday night - Number 1 amongst cable networks with 2.139 million viewers, #1; 0.848 million adults 18-49 (0.7 rating), #1

Sources

• Baby Sellers at IMDb