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THE ABOLITIONISTS

Release Date: 5/16/2016

 

About Fathom Events and FletChet Entertainment are inspired to bring the incredible feature, The Abolitionists, to select cinemas nationwide for a powerful one-night event on Monday, May 16. Tim Ballard, a former Homeland Security and CIA agent specializing in infiltrating and dismantling trafficking organizations, brings the fight against child sex trafficking to the big screen. The Abolitionists features undercover footage from rescue operations around the world, including action-packed, high-risk operations and tender moments of liberating at-risk children.






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