Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Nonureva Really Surprised!

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

adonis98-743-186503 Documentary photographer Zana Briski journeyed into Calcutta's underworld to photograph the city's prostitutes. In return, she offered to teach the prostitutes' children the basics of photography so that the kids could document their own lives on the streets of one of the world's poorest cities. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids will entertain fans of documentaries and men and women of patience but unfortunately for those who might expect something more? It's an easy skip but also a film that will bore it's viewers to death. (0/10)

SnoopyStyle Photographer Zana Briski wants to take pictures of the red light district in Calcutta. She finds resistance from the locals but she befriends several of the kids. She gives them cameras and let them take the pictures. The kids struggle with their family's troubles. The girls face pressure to join "in the line". Avijit is a cocky boy with anger issues. The kids call her Zana Auntie. She struggles through the bureaucratic labyrinth to get the kids their birth certificates, rations, and ultimately an education. Meanwhile, the pictures are sold in western charities to raise funds for the kids.Ultimately, the question is raised if the kids are being helped. I hope the answer is positive. At least, some of them end up going to school. As a documentary, the kids' family drama could be highlighted more. This ends up concentrating more on the pictures. It would be helpful to do a good length of exposition on each child and their family background. Each kid and family should have at least five minutes. Zana seems to be more driven to take the kids on field trips and photographic sessions while pushing the ultimate goal of school. The family drama is normally the main course for a documentary but she's not that kind of a filmmaker. That's not to say the photographs aren't important. It's a good device to get at the issues but it shouldn't be the issue itself.

Mahendra Vishwakarma The life of the kids born in brothel are in itself is dark and painful. A beautiful portrayal of this reality by photographer Zana Briski. The kids living in the brothels do have a dream and wishes to live a good life but the society doesn't care or accept their wishes or dreams instead they are considered inferior and dark part of society. A Photographer living in a brothel with this kids to cover the true life, feeling, dreams of this kids is quite brave and courageous and trying to teach them something is a very kind gesture. The photographer tries to help these kids by giving them a better education but the most of the schools do not accept these kids because of where they come from; Many of the times the kids parents or guardians do not want the kids to educate and expect them to continue in same line of work as they are in. A effort made by the makers of this film changed the life of two kids at least who continued their education and tried to live a normal life.

gavin6942 Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.While this is not necessarily the best documentary I have ever seen, or even on a subject I particularly care about, I must say it is a shocking subject matter that few are aware of. Prostitution has its supporters and detractors, but the conditions in Calcutta are awful and it is no place for children to be growing up if their mothers are prostitutes.This is everything that is wrong with prostitution. Maybe if done right, in Nevada or the Netherlands, it is a necessary evil. But in India it appears to just be an evil, no necessity about it.