When Soheila was 5 years old, she was given away in marriage to an old man as compensation for her older brother's crime: stealing the man's third wife. After years of abuse in the marriage, "I...
BORN INTO BROTHELS
A must watch for all the humans, but at the same time don't judge the entire country on the basis of this. I really appreciate the efforts documentary makers have put, and I'm really glad so many of you are sharing your precious views on it. But inflammatory and abusive languages will not be tolerated. We are improving and not all of us are the same.
Directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman
Produced by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman
Written by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman
Starring Shanti Das, Puja Mukerjee, Avijit Halder, Suchitra
Music by John McDowell
Cinematography by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman
Edited by Ross Kauffman
Distributed by THINKFilm
Release dates: 17 January 2004 (Sundance) and 8 December 2005
Running time: 85 minutes
Country: United States and India
Language: Bengali and English
Related Podcasts
 |
 Directed by Charlie Todd Professional ballet performers pose as break dancers in New York's Washington Square Park. The men hype up their tumbling routine to a gathered crowd before realizing they... |
 Interview with Ibrahim Mahama (Ghana), one of the artists selected to participate in the exhibition, All The World's Futures - Biennale Arte 2015. Exhibited at the Arsenale |... |
 If you've enjoyed watching our films of Daniel Barenboim playing Chopin at Tate Modern, this is now your chance to see all five performances together. What's more, we've also added extra unseen... |