Review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) by Annie C — 09 Jun 2007

Inspirational. Sad too..I cried after seeing this...

This review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) was written by Annie C on 09 Jun 2007.

Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids has generally received very positive reviews.

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