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
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:34 The men who enter our building...
00:06:46 My name is Puja Mukerjee.
00:09:39 You worthless little cunt.
00:13:19 This picture is funny to me.
00:15:44 lt's a lot better to fly a kite in the evening.
00:19:09 and l want her to go to the boarding school and study.
00:23:55 l had absolutely forgotten.
00:25:55 Oh my God...
00:28:17 and asked me not to tell anyone.
00:32:03 ln the village...
00:34:32 Then l have to go after them and be mean...
00:38:32 There are animals there.
00:46:07 Do you want to go to a better school?
00:49:30 l have no idea.
00:52:50 l know what she does for work...
00:56:19 Avijit to come and be the child photographer from lndia...
00:58:26 This is another picture.
01:01:03 but l want to be a photographer.
01:04:03 and all of the hard work that you've been doing.
01:06:57 She'll have to.
01:09:25 Stop the car.
01:11:55 But, you know, it's up to you.
01:14:39 Shanti.
01:18:57 Avijit returned to Calcutta...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed842
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:02:34
Final line01:18:57
Production Record
DirectorZana Briski, Ross Kauffman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350,000
Revenue$3,529,201
IMDb votes18,264