Palesa is a short film, telling the true story of a young girl who trusts and gets betrayed, who is seeking for help and has to face indescribable, inhumane situations.

A 20 year old school leaver from a small Basotho village comes from a humble background desperately looking for a job to support her family. She meets and trusts a man who promises her a good job in South Africa. After she arrives she gets a rude shock. She has been trafficked and has to start working immediately in a business she has never imagined…