In the Flesh (2003)
- Directed by
- Bishakha Datta
- Genre
- independent film
- Country
- India
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows three Indian sex workers in Calcutta and Mumbai, showing their daily routines and personal lives. It aims to present their experiences plainly for a general audience.
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What happens
In the Flesh: three lives in prostitution is a 2003 independent documentary by Bishakha Datta about the lives of three Indian sex workers, written for a family audience. It is a low-budget film set in Calcutta and Mumbai that describes the everyday life of its subjects. It was filmed in 2000, and released in India in 2002, before an international release in 2003. The subjects of the documentary were chosen with help from the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (a Calcutta sex worker collective) and at Calcutta's Sex Workers Mela, an annual event held in the city's Salt Lake Stadium that attracts over 10,000 people a day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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