---
title: 'Born into Brothels (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ross Kauffman'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'India'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/born-into-brothels-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388789/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Born into Brothels (2004)

2004 · 85 min · Documentary · India, United States


## Synopsis

Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 Indian-American documentary film about the children of sex workers 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ross Kauffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-kauffman), [Zana Briski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zana-briski)
- **Editor:** [Ross Kauffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-kauffman)
- **Screenplay:** [Ross Kauffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-kauffman), [Zana Briski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zana-briski)
- **Producer:** [Ross Kauffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-kauffman), [Zana Briski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zana-briski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ross Kauffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-kauffman), [Zana Briski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zana-briski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcdowell)

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