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Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) -- Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.

Overview

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7.8/10   3,501 votes
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Writers:
Zana Briski (writer)
Ross Kauffman (writer)
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Release Date:
29 July 2005 (Taiwan) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
L.A. Film Critics Toast Sideways
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Fabulous Film more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Kids of Sonagachi (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sequences of strong language.
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
Bengali | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Calcutta, West Bengal, India

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Avjit: There is nothing called hope in my future. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Sankarabaranam pancha nadai pallavi more

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32 out of 40 people found the following comment useful:-
Fabulous Film, 5 April 2004
10/10
Author: tgc00000

We saw this film at the Cleveland International Film Festival and it was one of the absolute best of the 85 films at the festival.

This film is a documentary, made by a photographer, Zara Briski, who lived in the brothels of Calcutta and befriended the children of the women of the brothels.

In the film, Zara teaches the children photography by giving them each a point-and-shoot cameras and the children, between ages 10-12, compose and shoot some amazing photographs.

Zara tries to raise money to get the children into private schools and get them out of the brothels where the are destined to follow the path of their parents as prostitutes or drug dealers.

This is an amazingly rich documentary like none you have ever seen. It touches the lives of these children so personally, and is shot so intimately, that you feel like you are right there with them.

I commend the film-makers for completing this moving and important piece of work.

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