Calcutta Hilton Documentary

Sonagacchi is the largest, most infamous sex district in Calcutta. Everyday 20,000 men seek out the services of the 6,000 women who work there. Many of these women were stolen from their homes, some were tricked, others sold into prostitution by friends and family.

It was in the midst of this despair that “Calcutta Hilton” presenter Evie Ashton discovered an inspiring group doing their best to make a difference.

The Hiltons are just your average Kiwi family, but the textile manufacturing business they have established is anything but average. Located on the fringes of Calcutta's largest red-light district, it gives the women of the area something they have long been denied - the option of leaving the sex trade. "Calcutta Hilton" tells the story of this inspirational business. More...