July 31, 2009
We take so much for granted living here in the US. These children live in abject poverty.
This film is a portrait of a group of unforgettable children in Calcutta's red light district. Feisty, resilient and wickedly funny, they are the children of prostitutes. Trying to evade a doomed futu...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005
Stats: 1,048 reviews
Flixster Reviews (1,048)
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September 20, 2008Precious kids in a well-made and heart-wrenching documentary. I had problems with the depression factor. It was way gritty.
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October 25, 2009Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman's harrowing documentary is alternatingly heartwrenching, inspiring and deeply disturbing. Zana Briski is an American photographer who went with collaborator Kauffman to film prostitution in Calcutta, India's red light district. What she discovered wa...( read more)
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September 26, 2009Highly recommended for anyone who wants to appreciate what they have and wants to recognzie what many people and children have to endure just to live life.....yet there remains hope.
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July 12, 2009Very moving, hopeful, and human look at the effects of extreme poverty. Reminded me that there is so much more we could be doing.
Critic Reviews
March 3, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
February 24, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Beautifully filmed, and devoid of the kind of patronizing beneficence that First Worlders often bring to the Third World. full review
February 11, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is a record by well-meaning people who try to make a difference for the better, and succeed to a small degree while all around them the horror continues unaffected. full review
January 28, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
This is the kind of film that reminds you of what movies, at their best, are capable of. full review
December 9, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Zana Briski's documentary about children growing up in Calcutta's rough and squalid red light district is moving, charming and sad. full review
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