| Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | |
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| Directed by | Zana Briski Ross Kauffman |
| Written by | Zana Briski Ross Kauffman |
| Produced by | Zana Briski Ross Kauffman |
| Starring | Shanti Das Puja Mukerjee Avijit Halder Suchitra |
| Cinematography | Zana Briski Ross Kauffman |
| Edited by | Ross Kauffman |
| Music by | John McDowell |
| Distributed by | THINKFilm HBO |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | United States India |
| Languages | Bengali English |
| Box office | $3.5 million (USA) [1] |
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 Indian-American documentary film about the children of prostitutes in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red light district. The widely acclaimed film, written and directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, won a string of accolades including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005.[2]
- ^ "Born Into Brothels (2004)". Box Office Mojo. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Born into Brothels". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2008.