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.
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 28 Jan 2005
Review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
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Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids was released in 2004 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 520 reviews, giving Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 81%.
With a score of 78%, Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2004, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2004 with similar scores include films like Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries and Control Room.
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