Wonderland of Human Trafficking

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I'm in a deeply emotional state right now. This quite a long advert about human trafficking has moved me so much.
This piece of art, if you could call it that, is nearly four minutes in length. It has no speech in it. Instead of talking it's set to the tune of 'Satumaa', an old Finnish tango about an utopia. 'Satumaa' means Wonderland and it's also the name of this advert.
It just suits this advert so well. The girl misses her younger sister (is she her sister, I think she is.) when the tango tells us about longing for someone.
Vocals by Paula Vesala. I love her voice. Also, you don't need to understand the vocals in order to understand the ad, but I still tried to translate the lyrics (put CC on) but this tango is so touching with its original lyrics that my translation is not nearly as good as the original.

[@adamsinclair1959]

Utterly horrific and impactful. The fact that Human Trafficking exists in modern times is possibly *the* most horrifying and disgraceful thing to me. I know it's been said a billion times before, but it bears repeating a billion more times.

[@jokuvaan2747]

Im from Finland and here is the pretty accurate lyrics translation: Beyond the wide sea, somewhere is a land Where waves wash on the remote shores of happiness Where flowers most beautiful always show their luster There the worries of tomorrow can be forgotten Oh, if once to that fairytale land I travel could Then from there I'd never leave like a bird But without wings I cannot fly, a prisoner of the land I am Only with thoughts far reaching, there I can make my way ~ ~ ~ Fly, song, to where looms the fairytale land To where my own beloved one awaits me Fly, song, there like a gliding bird Tell that in my thoughts is she alone

[@JCarey1988]

THANK YOU from us English speakers!

[@skylarshaye2065]

i couldn't help but cry towards the end because she has to go through so much more after they caught her trying to escape God, this song is so beautiful. I wish there was an instrumental version of this. I memorized all the words and if only my town had a talent show, I'd definitely sing this beautiful song

[@kevincorncone]

Skylar Klebold I agree with you, but your profile pic makes it hard to take your comment seriously XD

[@155chipmunkz]

I would if I understood Finnish.

[@liangsoo1151]

@@kevincorncone a Pppopoookook9 Pllxxp'll?.

[@rdpcl]

I hoped that this PSA had a happy ending, but 03:00 broke my spirit.

[@fionasconstellation5372]

Wow, I have to say this really hit me hard. I think I felt a tear go down my eye. It gets the message across perfectly. I'm awestruck by this.

[@LoveThePIF]

It hits you even harder if you understand the lyrics of the song (that's an old Finnish tango, by the way) in the background. I put a translation to the CC but of course I can't really translate the inner meanings that well.

[@fionasconstellation5372]

Love The PIF I had translated subtitles on, and they actually came out relatively accurately. Those were some powerful lyrics, and the singer displays such genuine talent.

[@LoveThePIF]

+F Colson (FEB) Paula Vesala has one of my all-time favourite voices.

[@fionasconstellation5372]

Love The PIF Is she popular over in Finnland? Being British/Irish, I don't know much about pop music over in Finnland. Apparently Kanye West is considered talented. I know music is subjective, but he's pretty stuck up and autotune and the media seems to be his best friends.

[@LoveThePIF]

+F Colson (FEB) Paula Vesala was popular in the music duo PMMP with Mira Luoti. The duo was active over 10 years but they decided to end their journey a few years ago. Now both of them are doing their own solo careers and they both have made some recent hits that we had to listen a hundred times on radio. Paula's song "Tequila" was on the radio so much that I got bored of it, and that's a thing I thought would never happen with Paula.

[@hisfavworstnightmare]

What a stunning, tear jerking, beautiful PIF this is. The song fits so well and it just added to the darkness of this PIF. Especially when she was taking photographs with the camera, and the camera said smile and she only revealed her bruised up face. Heart breaking.

[@coyotesong]

Absolutely outstanding film in all respects with an important message. It's hard to believe we're having to deal with slavery in the 21st century---but we are. And we gotta do better. Again, congratulations on your film.

[@Dementiumfan1990]

This quite literally moved me. If this did not make you weep then you are a monster

[@oysterhunter276]

Don't be over-dramatic lmao. You think I'm 'evil' cos a simple trafficking ad didn't make me cry? Grow up.

[@chloehoyer4370]

Joshua Carino you don’t have to cry to be moved by something. I’m not a cryer so obviously I didn’t cry but it was a good video. Don’t be so harsh with your words lol

[@tulsproductions2612]

We’re not a monster.... that’s rude

[@knightwing5169]

It didn't make me cry at all. This ad makes me feel mad at the world.

[@brandonbourgeois2587]

Or we’re just numbed.

[@loading1345]

This was so sad. I'm so glad I saw it. The music fits perfectly, you are right.

[@sashacheng9213]

I hope God has mercy on those poor girls sold from Eastern Europe sometimes I wonder whether God exist or not ... ? because God let tragedies happen again and again May God save all world's slaves and stop all the tragedies happening on earth

[@rosebailey7671]

Sasha Cheng “he’ll” never be able to do that

[@slimetopia6780]

+Rose Bailey he could do that but god send us here for challenge, freedom and everyone is unperfect maybe the bad people still dont understand if we are unperfect then dont try to be perfect. but just be your best to you and everyone else.

[@cutepetzoneyt]

I suppose that God gave us a freedom of choice, and bad stuff happened to everyone of us with a huge or a small impact, the villains are the people who were hurt, good people hardly exist. but everything is distiguish and cant be put in two baskets. those who are familiar with the story by their lives were not moved by the vid that much. sad but true

[@peterdevries7370]

It's not God how let this happen, this is the will of satanist people how have more love for money then for Gods creation. Those idiots how do this will be punished on the day when God judge them and there money cant save them then. And also there will be no place in heaven for people like this. Or King Jesus also had to suffer, and we are followers of him in his name. Even God his son had to suffer. the good must always suffer from evil. But in heaven, the good will be on or side :) But yes, this is complety insane what happens to thoses poor girls.

[@emmagilbert307]

God is just a fairtale

[@crustyperson1021]

2:24 actually scared me.

[@diegodubber2140]

Yeah. Imagine being waked up that way by a slimy creep wanting to rape you.

[@tangohead3275]

Finnish music are bops. And I mean this, levean pollka, and another pollka but it’s that one that talks about that guy who died but they still have pollka

[@elizabethsinclair1875]

And this actually happens here and in this time is horrifyingly

[@alicewright6187]

hi my name is Alice and this is one saddest trips to wonderland I have ever seen. this makes you really contemplate how brutal it is for some people out there. be thankful that this doesn't happen to you or someone you know. I was deeply moved at how great it is to be free and not used and abused and exploited.

[@PaulJones202718]

Crap. You guys have the Brits and Aussies beat all hollow. They've never come up with a gut-punch like this.

[@LoveThePIF]

Everything with this is just so excellent. The writing, the cinematography, the song choice... and so the desired effect just happens.

[@PaulJones202718]

It makes you want to hunt down and kill people, so yeah, it does.

[@Caroline84fighter]

The little girl I believe is her daughter and the older lady the victims mother.. I pray for these precious people on a daily basis now, Jesus put that in my heart, so yes there is a God and he will judge those evil people to hell if they don't repent...and there are Chistian help aid organizations who help trafficking victims with their lives at stake..

[@zurirobinson2749]

The trafficked girl is probably a teenager or early 20s at the absolute oldest, so I think the child is her sister. Her mother sold her to the traffickers. Heartbreaking from start to finish.

[@KatyGroves]

As a former Monarch child, I can testify that trafficking is not the fairytale that some traffickers want their slaves to believe it is.

[@TheMouseAvenger]

What's a monarch child?

[@nimbletimplekins7601]

Like as in project monarch?

[@juanse3870]

I had an exboyfriend from london and he used to make a joke " saying 50 pounds 20 minutes i didnt understand what that mean and was refered to prostitutes " that relaly are trafficked womens he used to make fun of that saying was normal and horrible things i cant comprehend how mans knowing is a trafficked person still abused them

[@Caroline84fighter]

Tosi kaunis laulu!! beautiful song! and I pray for the victims of trafficking.. I am happy there is a God called Jesus who is both savior and a judge.. nobody that evil who has hardened their hearts like some of those pimps can ever stand before God's glory even less spend 5 minutes in heaven.. hyvä video. GOd bless all who help the people in need, including trafficking victims..I pray the unsaved accept JEsus too so they can be rewarded in heaven amongs all those beautiful heroes who help others..

[@apokaliptikfox]

Totally depressing

[@diegodubber2140]

The parallel between her stroking her little sister and the pimp stroking her in a creepy way... Oh my gosh, that was disturbing. So was the shot of her screaming in horror and trying to escape her captors but they catch up to her and the ending implies that they actually doubled down on their harassments after her attempted escape. Jesus.

[@alexismills6812]

My heart just broke

[@adam2.075]

Rest in peace to that girl. 😔

[@kilon0vember]

There is a film with kinda this plot, called Lilya 4-ever

[@Adam-ur1qj]

My god. This is fucking scary from start to finish.

[@RealWomenRealStories]

Nice song. Great PSA.

[@Kee-Lo]

Wonder if +Peachy has seen this one?

[@humanwolf1984]

I want to free them. ❤😡😠😥🐺💜

[@powerpcsqb]

I can't stop tears

[@NemesisXR]

GOD .............................H E L P

[@chadwick7523]

Welcome to CIA's watch list

[@Mrche-bc5sq]

are you CIA？ would you please help those poor Eastern European girls ？

[@ItsMeSadeNYC]

Mr. che You would be surprised women are involved in tricking women to get trapped into this. Knew a dog woman who wanted to do this. Her brother from Hungary was involved. Disgusting.

[@littlemissfunnyhehe]

Was this version of the song recorded for pif? Or was it just used?

[@LoveThePIF]

I don't know. I haven't seen or heard this version elsewhere, so it was probably recorded for this PIF, but the song is way older.

[@bluegrassbaby86]

Man that's a good song. Can you tell me what's happening in the ad? I assume it is making use of lyrical dissonance.

[@sapphirebluegirl]

(bit late but better late than never): The PIF shows a long montage of an Eastern European girl who is trafficked to Finland and repeatedly raped, beaten up by pimps, etc. There are occasional flashbacks to happier times with a little girl, ostensibly her sister or maybe daughter, who is shown every time the lyrics mention the singer missing someone she loves. At the end, the girl tries to escape but is caught by her pimps and taken back. It's very sad :(

[@starlitopensky1]

Too bad the older woman wasn't armed!

[@zurirobinson2749]

With the paperwork being exchanged at the beginning, I believe the implication is that the mother sold the elder daughter to the traffickers. She was either misled about what her daughter would be doing in Finland, or she was aware but sold her anyway because the family was so desperately poor- the scene of the mother shielding the younger daughter might imply that the elder daughter was sold to protect the younger. Which is honestly the most heartbreaking thing about this PIF.

[@civilwildman]

Can anyone possibly translate the message at the end of the video, namely the last 3 sentences?

[@LoveThePIF]

@@civilwildman Subtitles are available!

[@ReciprocalZeugma]

Some images from LILJA 4-EVER - Lukas Moodysson?

[@LoveThePIF]

Most likely not. As far as I know, this PIF and the film are filmed in different places.

[@denisepitts2292]

do not ever sell your body

[@nxgan1088]

It's called trafficking, she had no choice

[@155chipmunkz]

They tricked her into thinking it was a modelling career. She’s probably dead now.

[@diegodubber2140]

Fact is, she was ROPED into it

[@volkov5822]

It's trafficking, not sex work. Wrong video.

[@mustafarahman8853]

😥

[@SpitzBarz]

WTF??

[@bruceg.6282]

I was reading my Bible last night and learned that this kind of thing has been going on even since Biblical times. Read I Timothy 1:10. "menstealers".

[@daleymarin2182]

2:37

[@tangohead3275]

No

[@MontyQueues]

just remember your life can be sex everyday

[@MrCupcake_Official]

1:01 1:02 1:00

[@MrCupcake_Official]

2:38

[@MrCupcake_Official]

3:04 3:05

[@Jaws-zb1cg]

Bro fuck off

[@bethwhite296]

Did she think she was going to be able to keep the money for herself when she got into this life. It was stupid that she let them know she had a daughter.

[@randicrystall5759]

You can't help them unless you're willing to take care of them the rest of your lives. So please let them be their life is better being trafficked than being rescued because if you don't know how to rescue them stay out of it.

[@brandonbourgeois2587]

What?

[@brandonbourgeois2587]

They are better being rescued. This is some serious error, friend.

[@pleasedrinkwaterffs]

This genuinely made me cry. Holy shit.

[@daleymarin2182]

2:38

[@tangohead3275]

No

[@ajayazucenas8913]

2:38

[@tangohead3275]

No