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Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 8, 2004

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

69%

Original Title

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

Production Companies

Red Light Films, Creative Visions Productions, Sundance Institute, HBO Documentary Films

Director

Zana Briski

Budget

$350,000

Revenue

$3,529,201

Description

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.