Innocence Caged

The city of Mumbai is home to 100 000 of sex workers, making it the largest sex industry centre in Asia. Many sex workers are either sold into the industry by impoverished families or a part of what is called the Chakri system - forced into prostitution to pay off family debts. Unfortunately, many are children. When walking through the red light district of Mumbai, one is confronted by row after row of cages "pinjara" which are essentially barred windows one floor up. From them the faces of young women stare blankly. This documentary follows the route from the picturesque mountain villages of Nepal and into the dark, back streets of India's sex trade business - the tragic stories told by three survivors.