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Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
★ 6.8· 2004· 85 min· Popularity 1R
Documentary
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.
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Release Date: 12/8/2004
Runtime: 85 minutes
Languages: Bengali, English
Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
Budget: $0.3M
Revenue: $3.5M
Production
Companies: Red Light Films, Creative Visions Productions, Sundance Institute, HBO Documentary Films
Countries: United States of America, India
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
prostitutehuman traffickingred-light districtyoung prostitutebitingcalcuttaillegal prostitutionwoman directorchild prostitutionapatheticcallouscruelhopeful
