0 Comments on Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Li...
Trending
Top
New
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Documentary - 2004
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
0 Comments
N/A
N/A
N/A
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.
Director:
,
Zana Briski
,
Ross Kauffman
Cast:
,
Zana Briski
,
Avijit
,
Geeta Masi
,
Kochi
,
Mamuni

Similar

Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
(1938)
Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
(1991)
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.
The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour
(2007)
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolse
How Good to See You Alive
How Good to See You Alive
(1989)
Four years after a military coup overthrew the Brazilian government in 1964, all civil rights were suspended and torture became a systematic practice. Using a mix of fiction and documentary this extraordinary film is a searing record of personal memory, political repression and the will to survive. Interviews with eight women who were ...
Menhaden: The Most Important Fish in the Bay
Menhaden: The Most Important Fish in the Bay
(2012)
Menhaden: The Most Important Fish in the Bay examines the role of a little-known, oily, little fish in the Chesapeake Bay. From its original concept as a classic man-versus-environment story, the film evolved to reflect the complexity of sustaining a menhaden fishery that many diverse interests depend on. The outcome: a story that seam...
Go to IMDb

N/A
Go to R. Tomatoes

N/A

N/A

Details

Runtime:
85 min
Release date:
8 Dec 2004
Country:
US, IN
Languages:
Bengali, Bangla, English
Budget:
$350,000
Revenue:
$3,529,201
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 5 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
One feels manipulated rather than enlightened.
– Richard Nilsen,
Arizona Republic,
11 Mar 2005
fresh:
A beautifully made essay on a filmmaker's efforts to teach the children of Calcutta's prostitutes the fine art of photography.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar 2005
fresh:
The film says all it needs to say through the photos of the kids and their excited, wide-eyed reactions when they realize the outside world is paying attention to them.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar 2005
fresh:
It's one of the most inspiring finales I've seen in a long while.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
3 Mar 2005
fresh:
Born Into Brothels is great humanitarianism, but it's not great filmmaking.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb 2005
See more...
Press esc to close