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Tales from the Organ Trade - What if your body became an asset? Every year, thousands of patients die waiting for a transplant. At the same time, millions of people struggle to survive.
Between them… a market emerges. Kidneys sold for $1,000 in poor countries. Resold for up to $100,000 to wealthy patients. A global network of brokers, doctors, and intermediaries.
This is not just a medical story. It’s a system driven by incentives. A market where: poverty creates supply, desperation creates demand, and morality becomes negotiable.
Because when something is scarce… someone will always find a way to sell it. Even if it’s human.
"Your body is priceless… until someone needs it."
Tales from the Organ Trade (2013)
Director: Ric Esther Bienstock
Writers: Ric Esther Bienstock
Stars: Rick Kogan, Larry Rosen
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Investigation
Country: Canada
Language: English
Release Date: 2013
Synopsis:
Tales from the Organ Trade is an investigative documentary that exposes the global black market for human organs. The film follows patients in desperate need of transplants as they travel across borders to obtain illegal surgeries, often facilitated by brokers operating in the shadows of the medical system.
Through real-life cases and undercover reporting, the documentary reveals how poverty, inequality, and weak regulation fuel an underground industry where organs are bought and sold. It highlights the ethical dilemmas faced by patients, the exploitation of vulnerable donors, and the complex networks connecting hospitals, middlemen, and international demand.
By tracing the human and economic realities behind organ trafficking, the film raises urgent questions about healthcare access, legality, and the moral cost of survival in a system where life itself can become a commodity.
Chapters:
00:00 – The miracle of transplants
03:00 – A global shortage of organs
06:00 – Life on dialysis
09:00 – Buying a kidney overseas
12:00 – Kosovo and the Medicus case
16:00 – Brokers and middlemen
20:00 – The Philippines kidney market
25:00 – Poverty and consent
30:00 – Doctors, clinics and legal loopholes
36:00 – The price of a kidney
42:00 – When the donor becomes the victim
47:00 – Altruistic donation
52:00 – Should organ sales be regulated?
58:00 – The moral dilemma
01:05:00 – The donor and the recipient
01:15:00 – The system that keeps going
01:18:00 – Conclusion: life, money and desperation
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Tales from the Organ Trade - What if your body became an asset? Every year, thousands of patients die waiting for a transplant. At the same time, millions of people struggle to survive.
Between them… a market emerges. Kidneys sold for $1,000 in poor countries. Resold for up to $100,000 to wealthy patients. A global network of brokers, doctors, and intermediaries.
This is not just a medical story. It’s a system driven by incentives. A market where: poverty creates supply, desperation creates demand, and morality becomes negotiable.
Because when something is scarce… someone will always find a way to sell it. Even if it’s human.
"Your body is priceless… until someone needs it."
Tales from the Organ Trade (2013)
Director: Ric Esther Bienstock
Writers: Ric Esther Bienstock
Stars: Rick Kogan, Larry Rosen
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Investigation
Country: Canada
Language: English
Release Date: 2013
Synopsis:
Tales from the Organ Trade is an investigative documentary that exposes the global black market for human organs. The film follows patients in desperate need of transplants as they travel across borders to obtain illegal surgeries, often facilitated by brokers operating in the shadows of the medical system.
Through real-life cases and undercover reporting, the documentary reveals how poverty, inequality, and weak regulation fuel an underground industry where organs are bought and sold. It highlights the ethical dilemmas faced by patients, the exploitation of vulnerable donors, and the complex networks connecting hospitals, middlemen, and international demand.
By tracing the human and economic realities behind organ trafficking, the film raises urgent questions about healthcare access, legality, and the moral cost of survival in a system where life itself can become a commodity.
Chapters:
00:00 – The miracle of transplants
03:00 – A global shortage of organs
06:00 – Life on dialysis
09:00 – Buying a kidney overseas
12:00 – Kosovo and the Medicus case
16:00 – Brokers and middlemen
20:00 – The Philippines kidney market
25:00 – Poverty and consent
30:00 – Doctors, clinics and legal loopholes
36:00 – The price of a kidney
42:00 – When the donor becomes the victim
47:00 – Altruistic donation
52:00 – Should organ sales be regulated?
58:00 – The moral dilemma
01:05:00 – The donor and the recipient
01:15:00 – The system that keeps going
01:18:00 – Conclusion: life, money and desperation
SUPPORT US!
✘ Membership - youtube.com/@UCoOHTipX1_cNiC9seIPfUXA
MORE DOCS!
youtube.com/watch?v=yLZUVsmUwZY
youtube.com/watch?v=S0MZ6cXmYKo&t
youtube.com/watch?v=F5TNiggsH1A&t
PLAYLIST!
► Orignals: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcBESnLf1oSWHOSwOolLUncxdIOGsGcGC
► World Economy: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcBESnLf1oSUYMacJEwYxDqiB7hJABi11
► All Playlists: youtube.com/@Moconomy/playlists
#finance #documentaries #economy
#OrganTrade #BlackMarket #HumanBody #Transplants #Moconomy
COPYRIGHT: All of the films published by us are legally licensed. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. If you have questions please send an email to: info[at]moconomy.tv, Moconomy GmbH, www.moconomy.tv.
