Selected from thousands of hopefuls, naïve thirteen-year-old Nadia is whisked away from sub-zero temperatures and poverty in Siberia to model in Japan, where the market thrives on ultra-thin, super-young girls. Thirty-something Ashley, the talent scout and jaded ex-model who handpicked Nadia, knows firsthand that photo shoots are not the only thing that awaits her in Asia. Disillusioned by the industry’s obsession with youth and beauty, Ashley is nonetheless somehow unable to tear herself away from it. This subtle observational exploration of human exploitation and global trafficking is terrifying in its cruelty and simplicity.