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Dec 9, 2023 · December 9, 2023. Directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, ‘Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids’ is a documentary set in Sonagachi, an area within the Indian city of Kolkata. The place is home to several sex workers and their children, the latter of whom are the focus of the 2004 movie.
Mar 11, 2005 · Play trailer 2:32. 1 Video. 38 Photos. Documentary Biography News. 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. Directors. Zana Briski. Ross Kauffman. Writers. Zana Briski. Ross Kauffman. Stars. Kochi.
- Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
- 3 min
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
Movie Info. 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...
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- Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
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- Avijit Halder, Shanti Das
Feb 10, 2005 · The children of prostitutes provide the pictures in the Oscar-nominated documentary "Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. In a movie named " The Five Obstructions ," the Danish director Lars von Trier creates an ordeal for his mentor, Jorgen Leth.
Mar 31, 2005 · The film introduces us to the children early—five girls and three boys between the ages of 10 and 14 years old. All of them have the wonderful smiles and innate curiosity you’d expect from children...
EN. Home. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) R | Documentary, Biography, News. Watch options. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids. Home Video Trailer from Think Film, Inc.
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