Bodyguard of Lies vs Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids). Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 30m. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bodyguard of Lies
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids| Bodyguard of Lies | Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Dan Krauss | Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski |
| Main cast | – | Zana Briski, Avijit, Geeta Masi, Kochi, Mamuni |
Synopsis
Bodyguard of Lies
Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings of those at the highest levels of the military and elected leadership, this gripping documentary urges a reckoning with the wider implications of government…
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.
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