Rating: R
Movie Release Date: December 8, 2004
DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005
Plot 411: A documentary photographer goes into one of India's red light districts and captures the lives of the prostitutes' children on film.
Review: This doc by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman follows Briski into the red light district as she tries to film the women's lives and hardships. While there, she encounters their children and develops a relationship with them. Soon she is offering to teach photography to them, giving them cameras to document their lives. Briski tries to lobby for the kids to go to boarding school and to educate them about what their other options are in life. She hopes to open their minds to a possibility other than prostitution. Some of the photos and comments of the children are really haunting to see. It's hard to understand the lives they lead and the poverty around them. I found it amazing that many of the children were still upbeat and child like despite their circumstances. It's shows us the true resiliency within them.
Watch It: Because it'll make you see just how lucky you are.
Skip It: Because it's pretty gritty at times and the harsh realities of their lives can be depressing.
Movie Release Date: December 8, 2004
DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005
Plot 411: A documentary photographer goes into one of India's red light districts and captures the lives of the prostitutes' children on film.
Review: This doc by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman follows Briski into the red light district as she tries to film the women's lives and hardships. While there, she encounters their children and develops a relationship with them. Soon she is offering to teach photography to them, giving them cameras to document their lives. Briski tries to lobby for the kids to go to boarding school and to educate them about what their other options are in life. She hopes to open their minds to a possibility other than prostitution. Some of the photos and comments of the children are really haunting to see. It's hard to understand the lives they lead and the poverty around them. I found it amazing that many of the children were still upbeat and child like despite their circumstances. It's shows us the true resiliency within them.
Watch It: Because it'll make you see just how lucky you are.
Skip It: Because it's pretty gritty at times and the harsh realities of their lives can be depressing.
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