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Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 Indian-American documentary film about the children of prostitutes in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red light district. The widely acclaimed film, written and directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, won a string of accolades including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005.
- $3.5 million (USA)
- Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
- John McDowell
- Shanti Das, Puja Mukerjee, Avijit Halder, Suchitra
Jan 17, 2004 · Born Into Brothels chronicles the story of the children of prostitutes in India’s city of Kolkata. Directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman enter the underworld of prostitution in Sonagachi, the red light district of Kolkata where they encounter children whose mothers work as prostitutes.
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Mar 11, 2005 · With Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik. 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.
- Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
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Jan 18, 2004 · In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Documentary photographer Zana Briski journeyed into Calcutta's underworld to photograph the city's prostitutes. In return, she offered to teach the prostitutes ...
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- Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
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- Avijit Halder, Shanti Das
Born into Brothels. Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. 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. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish ...
- 83 min
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. Documentary photographer Zana Briski journeyed into Calcutta's underworld to photograph the city's prostitutes.
Watch trailer. Festival & Awards. ACADEMY AWARD—WINNER Best Feature Documentary. WINNER Audience Award—SUNDANCE Film Festival. A humorous and heartfelt story portraying the magic of art to transform life for young people living in the brothels.
