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By Cherryl Dawson And Leigh Ann Palone (956) for TheMovieChicks.com (956) on 25 Feb 2005

The film and the photos taken by the children are full of images that touch a range of emotion from inspiring, to laughter to tears…

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By Chris Vognar (609) for Dallas Morning News (1,592) on 24 Feb 2005

Born Into Brothels is great humanitarianism, but it's not great filmmaking…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 24 Feb 2005

It shows how the energy, and innocence, of children can be found - and fostered - in even the bleakest spots on earth…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Ebert & Roeper (629) on 22 Feb 2005

This is a film about our world that deserves the attention and the audience that Michael Moore's films command…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 18 Feb 2005

The results are inspiring, demonstrating that an artistic eye is an innate thing…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 18 Feb 2005

A documentary full of hope. That, in our humble opinion, is worth the price of admission…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 18 Feb 2005

Meeting these young people reminds us that victimized children can be reached, maybe because they're too young to see themselves as victims…

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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 17 Feb 2005

Doesn't just bring you to the edge of the hopeless zone, it takes you right into its homes where the children play…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 11 Feb 2005

The drama lies in watching [the children's] artistic educations sharpen their sense of self, change the way they observe the world, and affect…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 11 Feb 2005

The movie is a record by well-meaning people who try to make a difference for the better, and succeed to a small degree while all around them…

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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 10 Feb 2005

This film carries us so touchingly into their world, it would take a heart of stone, finally, to ignore them…

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 04 Feb 2005

This low-tech, buoyant, yet often heartbreaking film is miracle enough on its own terms, full of surprises and tragic reminders that many kids…

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By Carla Meyer (580) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 04 Feb 2005

Before our eyes, Briski confronts and answers questions of exploitation that can shadow profilers of the downtrodden…

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By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 04 Feb 2005

It brings us to a place we'd never see otherwise, gives us a poignant lesson in the difficulties of saving those who seem doomed, and reminds…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 28 Jan 2005

This is the kind of film that reminds you of what movies, at their best, are capable of…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 27 Jan 2005

Seven years in the making, it demands to be experienced not just because of the good it does but because of how unexpectedly good, even buoyant,…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 27 Jan 2005

Born Into Brothels will break your heart, then warm it up and leave you with that 7-Up longing to know what happens next to Zana's kids…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jan 2005

An experimental hybrid of documentary filmmaking that doesn't always achieve its stated objectives, but the eight kids at its center will break…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 08 Jan 2005

An energized cast to reveal the common aspirations, response to caring and spirit for life that exists on whatever fringe of whatever free…

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By Gabe Leibowitz (202) for Film and Felt (184) on 21 Dec 2004

A remarkably honest look at Calcutta's Red Light district…

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