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The movie is Tau.
That is what the English subtitle says. Maybe an "a" missing from the subtitles? "trying to pick up A trade"? surrounding dialogue:
- What's wrong with her?
- Maybe the thing fried her brain.
- Do you know what it's for? This thing.
- I don't know. One night I'm out trying to pick up trade and next thing I know I wake up in this place. What about you?
(the person who said this has been kidnapped)
Please native English speakers, help me understand this expression. Thank you
"Trade" is a mass noun, and doesn't usually take "a". (It can be a count noun in the sense of "an individual swap or transaction").
"Pick up trade" here means "get some customers" - I assume she is a prostitute. (I don't know anything about the film in question - I'm just basing this one what you've told us above).
lol i just looked this up because I assume I am watching the same movie on netflix you did. I would assume based upon the context and all that...the guy was a hooker and he meant he was looking for people to pay him for sex.
