In a quite traumatic examination of human trafficking, co-writer and director Isabel de Ocampo?s Evelyn acts not only as an expos? of the industry, but strongly stands as a stylish and accomplished feature film which weaves true-to-life situations into the thriller genre. In the film?s opening scenes, we see the conditions that young women so desperately wish to flee from. With promises of limitless wealth, Evelyn is seduced into believing she is going to work in a Spanish cafeteria; soon however, her ordeal unfolds, as she adapts to life as a working girl ? or risk facing the consequences.
