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Born into Brothels is a 2004 documentary film directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman. The narrative is set in Kolkata and focuses on the subject of prostitution. The film was produced by Briski and Kauffman, with Ross Kauffman serving as the film editor. It was distributed by ThinkFilm and Netflix, and is available via video on demand. The original language is English, and the work originates from the United States and India.
The film received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. It holds a review score of 95%, a rating of 7.8 out of 10, and a score of 78 out of 100. Additional sources list a rating of 7.2 and a runtime of 85 minutes. The production involved companies including Red Light Films, Creative Visions Productions, Sundance Institute, and HBO Documentary Films. It is also recognized in the Academy Award Best Documentary collection.
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6.8Documentary 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.
Cast
- Zana Briski as Self
- Avijit as Self
- Geeta Masi as Self
- Kochi as Self
- Mamuni as Self
Themes
- prostitute
- human trafficking
- red-light district
- young prostitute
- biting
- calcutta
- illegal prostitution
- woman director
- child prostitution
- apathetic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- prostitution
- Director
- Zana Briski
- Screenwriter
- Ross Kauffman
- Producer
- Zana Briski
- Cinematographer
- Ross Kauffman
- Narrative location
- Kolkata
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 947573
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2004-01-01
- title
- Born into Brothels
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 78/100
- film editor
- Ross Kauffman
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