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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. [2] Plot
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 · 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.
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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.
Jan 18, 2004 · 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...
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- Avijit Halder, Shanti Das
Oct 28, 2022 · Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | A Documentary By Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman. Release Date - 2004. Addeddate.
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids. 2004 · 1 hr 24 min. R. Documentary. This Oscar-winning documentary follows the children of prostitutes in Calcutta, as they learn how photography can help tell their stories. Subtitles: English. Starring: Kochi Avijit Halder Shanti Das. Directed by: Zana Briski Ross Kauffman.
