I have a feeling this film has been mentioned before..  anyway, a reminder doesn't hurt...

This film won the Oscar for Best Documentary at last year's Academy Awards.

It's well worth watching (politics and motives aside). The review below is from IMBd and is good appraisal.

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Author: ncbrian from United States
I often disagree with the academy award nominations. It's usually too political to nominate the best movies and performances of the year. Born Into Brothels is an exception, it was nominated and won! The only mistake was not nominating it for best picture.

Brothels is the story of a woman, Zana Briski, who traveled to Calcutta to photograph the brothels. She fell in love with the children and began teaching them photography. The movie is seen through their eyes.

The result is extraordinary in so many ways. Calcutta's red light district is interesting in and of itself. The setting is the first extraordinary feature. The filming makes you feel like you are there. Director Ross Kauffman captures the feeling of being trapped in dark allies with a dark future. Without a director commentary running though the film, you're able to see it all by the way it's been directed. The dark past and future of these families is presented in a beautiful and horrific way.

Secondly, the children are lovable. The story focuses on 8 or 9 children of prostitutes. Each one is unique. Some are incredibly funny, others serious, some are troubled, and at least one has an undeniable talent for photography. You'll leave the theater feeling like you know them.

This is documentary film at its best. It transports us to another country and makes us love the troubled children. What was troubling to me was having to leave the theater never to see these troubled children again. Putting aside the incredible movie-making abilities of these creators, Zana Briski is a true hero.

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Three of the eight children are boys. All three are interesting personalities and I was left wanting to know more about their lives in the future. The girls were great too, and at least one of them seemed to have the possibility of a bright future. I hope there is a follow up film in a few years time.

A few caps featuring the boys:

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