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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 2004.
Original Release
03/11/2005
US Release
03/11/2005
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Kochi | |
Avijit Halder | (as Avijit) |
Shanti Das | (as Shanti) |
Manik | |
Puja Mukerjee | (as Puja) |
Gour | |
Suchitra | |
Tapasi | |
Mamuni | |
Sunil Halder | Avijit's Father / Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kochi | |
Avijit Halder | (as Avijit) |
Shanti Das | (as Shanti) |
Manik | |
Puja Mukerjee | (as Puja) |
Gour | |
Suchitra | |
Tapasi | |
Mamuni | |
Sunil Halder | Avijit's Father / Self |
Zana Briski | Herself "Zana Auntie" / Self "Zana Auntie" |
Geeta Masi |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pamela Tanner Boll | Executive Producer |
Geralyn White Dreyfous | Executive Producer |
Zana Briski | Producer |
Lisa Cohen | Producer |
Jannat Gargi | Producer |
Andrew Herwitz | Producer |
Ross Kauffman | Producer |
Ellen Peck | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2005 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Won |