japanese
YIDFF 2009
International Competition
  • AUTO*MATE
  • Because We Were Born
  • Driving Men
  • Encirclement
    —Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy
  • The Fortress
  • I am Von Höfler (Variation on Werther)
  • Japan: A Story of Love and Hate
  • The Lightning Testimonies
  • The Mother
  • The New Rijksmuseum
  • Oblivion
  • The Pier of Apolonovka
  • RiP! A Remix Manifesto
  • Staub (Dust)
  • Z32
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    Because We Were Born

    FRANCE, BRAZIL / 2008 / Portuguese / Color / 35mm / 90 min
    Directors:     Jean-Pierre Duret, Andrea Santana

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    Two boys live on the outskirts of a town in the Brazilian state of Pernambouc. They are unmistakably children, but they are also individuals who live in the midst of harsh realities, and their faces radiate hope.

    • Oct. 9 S1 | Oct. 11 A6

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