Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
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Documentary photographer Zana Briski journeyed into Calcutta's underworld to photograph the city's prostitutes. In return, she offered to teach the prostitutes' children the basics of photography so that the kids could document their own lives on the streets of one of the world's poorest cities. The resulting photographs, often astonishing, were exhibited around the world; many of them are seen in this film, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005.
Rating: 7.2/10 (17.8K)
Duration: 85 Minutes
Release Date: Mar 11, 2005
Country: USARelated Movies
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- Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das
- Director(s): Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
- Writer(s): Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
- Plot Keywords: prostitute, photograph, children, poverty, red light district
- Production Company: Red Light Films,HBO/Cinemax Documentary,Creative Visions
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.