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  • BAS! Beyond the Red Light

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How can you create a future from a past that dares not be told?

In “BAS! Beyond the Red Light” 13 young girls sold into Mumbai’s infamous network of gated brothels confront the inner and outer perils of life after rescue and reveal the very human story inside the big business of child trafficking.

Through intimate, sustained access to its subjects the film explores, from their point of view, the lesser known issue of rehabilitation and reintegration of the exploited girls. The story moves between gated brothels and guarded dormitories to a rehearsal studio where the girls practice bhangra dance moves learned from lazy afternoons in front of the dormitory television.

When the girls decide to attend a dance therapy program facilitated by Quebec choreographer Nancy Leduc, who works with them to create a music video to get their story out to the rest of the world, we get to see their transition from timid, angry and occasionally bored kids to loud, laughing and confident teenagers.

Shot over the course of three and a half years and beautifully photographed by cinematographer Katerine Giguère, the film captures the extraordinary beauty and truth of the girls and juxtaposes this against the volatile and visually provocative backdrop of the largest Red Light area on the planet.

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June 25 to June 28, the film will be presented with French subtitles. June 29 to July 1st, it will be presented with English subs.

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  • Wendy Champagne
    2009, Canada, 77 min, O.V. Hindi, Nepali and English, Dist.: K-Films Amérique
  • June 25 to July 1st 2010
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