United Kingdom / Jun 19, 2025 / Sheffield DocFest
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A group of sex workers and brothel youth form a film production house in the Kalighat redlight area, Kolkata, India. Despite the opposition from the conservative society, they are determined to become filmmakers, resist prostitution among the second generation, survive through the art of cinema, and aspire to transform the redlight area into a professional film colony in the post-pandemic time.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | রেডলাইট টু লাইমলাইট |
| Original language | বাংলা (BN) |
| Spoken languages | বাংলা |
| Production countries | India, Latvia, Finland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | VFS Films, Bindubot Communication, JW Documentaries |
| Release date | 19 giugno 2025 |
| Executive producer | Somnath Ghosh, Emma Hindley |
| Production | Nilotpal Majumdar, Max Tuula, Uldis Cekulis, John Webster |
| Editing | Uģis Olte, Kriss Rozins |
| Cinematography | Subhadeep Dey, Mrinmoy Mondal, Rupesh Chaturbedi |
| Assistant directors | Bipuljit Basu |
| Camera operators | Subhadeep Dey, Mrinmoy Mondal, Rupesh Chaturbedi |
| Additional photography | Subhadeep Dey, Mrinmoy Mondal, Rupesh Chaturbedi |
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| Music | Edvards Broders |
| Sound | Edvards Broders |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Sep 13, 2025 / 15 / DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Latvia / Oct 17, 2025 / Riga International Film Festival
Netherlands / Nov 15, 2025 / IDFA
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