Born into Brothels

FINALLY saw this movie yesterday. I had wanted to watch it way back in the day when it was playing in the theaters, but most of my friends thought it would be too depressing and I didn't want to go by myself. Well, they were right. It's without a doubt a sad story - all the more because it's a documentary, so you know that all the stories are real-life, not just commercial Hollywood dramas. That said, it's a GREAT film, that should definitely be watched. I particularly recommend it to Indian-Americans like myself who are lucky enough to have 'rents that were smart/determined/brave enough to leave India to make better lives for their children. Now, I'm not saying we all would have turned out to be pimps and prostitutes had we been born/raised in India, but clearly this movie shows how good most of us have it.

Now that I've got you guys all depressed, I'll try to lighten the mood a bit. It was interesting that the movie came up on Cinemax. Unfortunately, I was too damn out-of-the-mood from the movie to keep it tuned on Cinemax for the good stuff that comes on later in the evenings.