Although we did not view all of Born into Brothels, there was a key difference which I noticed almost immediately. It was hope. Soma Girls showed many interviews of the children with goals and aspirations to do well in school and take care of their mothers. All of the girls wanted to move their mothers out of the red light district. They were working for a better life. In Born into Brothels, there was only one interview with a child and she discussed the gross men in her building and mentioned she is always asked when she will join their line of work. Soma Girls was more pleasing to me as it portrays the girls aspirations. Although I am judging Born into Brothels just based on approximately 15 minutes of film, I feel like Briski decided to show Calcutta as like a black hole that you are stuck in forever while Sikand showed that it is possible to escape if you work very hard. Soma Girls is more uplifting while Born into Brothels is more depressing.