Review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) by Paulf. — 05 Sep 2005
Great documentary, a little slow though with an aburt ending. The children were magnificent, playful and full of life. My favorite scene is of them dancing on the bus shot with grainy film. The tales were harrowing to say the least.
The issue of their mothers being Prostitutes was not what bothered me but it was the poverty, drug addiction, forced labor, child prostitution, slavery, pimping & murder (which the law turned a blind eye to) that bothered me.
The caste system seems still to be in effect. But on a up note it was nice to see someone spend so much effort to try to help these kids out of an utterly desperate situation. And in the end some of them did seem like they really had a chance for a better life.
This review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) was written by Paulf. on 05 Sep 2005.
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