Movie Review

Many people think they have harsh lives but there are others who have it worst. Kids who live in third world countries suffer the hardships of poverty. They don't have the same opportuinities that we have. Their journies towards success are blocked by the injustice of their day to day lives.

Born Into Brothels is a documentary that tells the story of a group of kids in the red light district. These kids are shunned by society outside of the brothels. Their own parents make them work to provide money for the family instead of going to school. In the documentary Zana Briski tries to help these kids get a better future.

She teaches them about photography to allow them to express themselves and have a better future. She struggles to get these kids into a scholl and out of the brothels, but she is met with resistance. The strugle of Zana Briski appeals to your sympathetic nature. From the beginning of the documentary you feel a connection to the kids and feel sorry for the situation they are faced with. We learn about each kid individually, which is a good way to build characters.

Even though the documentary is successful at telling the srory it could use some improvement. The story doesn't show a lot of footage outside of the brothels. If there was more footage from the outside society we would understand better why the kid's moms are working at the red light district. It would be compelling to see what caused the women to live their life like this.

In spite of this, the documentary will make you think about others and how you can help them. No matter where you come from or what age you are when you watch this documentary feelings will emerge.