Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
2004 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 18,264 VOTES · DIR. Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 842 lines
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00:02:34 The men who enter our building...
00:06:46 My name is Puja Mukerjee.
00:09:44 Go tell your mother to get fucked.
00:13:21 Maybe it's just because l'm a westerner...
00:16:46 because my mother can't take care of me.
00:19:17 But we have certain rules and regulations over here...
00:24:02 when you pass away, l'll carry you just like that.
00:26:02 and hands will ache.
00:28:34 That's why she never goes.
00:32:21 That is why l like photography...
00:34:57 another man got my father addicted to smoking hash.
00:41:14 Take a picture of me.
00:46:41 They're all prostitutes, dealing drugs, selling alcohol illegally.
00:49:56 Potentially devastating news.
00:54:04 Right now, l'm looking for grant money.
00:56:50 Only of your photographs. And...
00:59:15 My hands are shaking.
01:02:04 Her pimp set fire to her in the kitchen.
01:04:41 What about your photography? You don't care?
01:07:34 the girl can be a doctor...
01:10:22 l would say there are two that need to get out very urgently.
01:12:38 l told him to earn me 200 rupees per month so l can feed him.
01:15:46 without someone higher up intervening.
04:00:00 all over the world.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed842
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:02:34
Final line04:00:00
Production Record
DirectorZana Briski, Ross Kauffman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350,000
Revenue$3,529,201
IMDb votes18,264