Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
2004 · Movie · R · 85 min · ★ 6.8 · 87% critics
This documentary follows children growing up in a red-light district in Calcutta, where poverty and exploitation shape daily life. After arriving to photograph the area, a filmmaker begins teaching the kids photography, and their images become a possible path toward education and a different future.
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Details
- Original title
- Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-12-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (249 votes)
About
You may connect with this if you like intimate, socially conscious documentaries about art and opportunity under pressure, similar to Waste Land or The Eagle Huntress; Not for you if you avoid distressing subject matter or ethical gray areas.
Pros: powerful real-life stories; moving child perspectives; inspiring creative outlet | Cons: ethically debated approach; uneven focus and structure; emotionally heavy viewing
Themes
- prostitute
- human trafficking
- red-light district
- young prostitute
- biting
- calcutta
- illegal prostitution
- woman director
- child prostitution
- apathetic
- callous
- cruel
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2005
- Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Documentary · 2004
Cast & crew
- ZB
Zana Briski
as Self
- AV
Avijit
as Self
- GM
Geeta Masi
as Self
- KO
Kochi
as Self
- MA
Mamuni
as Self
Directed by Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman