A male volunteer at a homeless shelter encounters a young teenage girl and embarks on an unexpected romantic and sexual relationship with her.
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A young woman stealing donuts for her orphaned siblings gets caught by the shop owner and must submit to increasingly humiliating demands to avoid prosecution.
A struggling man in recession-hit southern France encounters a desperate woman short on grocery money, leading to an exploitative arrangement.
A atmospheric, historically-grounded tale told from the perspective of Whitechapel's women as Jack the Ripper stalks the streets, blending horror with themes of prostitution, violence, and survival.
A young boy in a rain-soaked village grieves his father and shoulders adult responsibilities working the rice fields, dreaming of the wider world beyond.
A destitute man drifts into sleep on a foggy Mediterranean street, surrendering to the hopelessness of his life before being roused in the dark of night.
A desperate, plus-sized woman answers a shady job ad promising big money and is led into an encounter with a mysterious Mr. Zolton.
A desperate teen scrounges for money to repay her abusive father while navigating a predatory boss at her appliance-store job.
A disabled little person in a decaying neighborhood contemplates moving after his social worker warns him about rising violence.
A wealthy closeted young woman seeks the touch of another female but must hide her desires from the press, turning to a prostitute for fulfillment.
A sheltered teenage girl from a once-wealthy family turns to prostitution after her father's suicide leaves them destitute.
A starving young boy skips school and is approached by an older man at the docks with food and an offer.
A desperate 17-year-old boy agrees to his mother's plan to transform him into a call girl for soldiers after failing to contribute to the impoverished family.
A broke college student turns to prostitution at a massage parlor to pay her rent and debts.
A young Filipina orphan taken in by relatives recounts how her uncle's predatory attention ended her innocence.
A homeowner watches a young crack-addicted prostitute service a john in his backyard shed while he secretly observes from his kitchen.
A young boy recounts his summers exploring the Arkansas countryside with his two older female cousins as innocent childhood play gradually shifts toward something more.
A Filipina single mother is sexually blackmailed by her landlord who forces oral sex upon her.
A young Black street kid with a large endowment pursues consensual encounters with teenage girls from his neighborhood.
An underage stripper in a seedy club is forced into a public sex show to repay a debt to her menacing owner.