Born into Brothels is a reality check of a film. I fell in love with the children right away. It broke my heart to see such young children living in situations not suitable enough for the roach that has been inhabiting the computer lab this weekend. It is interesting to me that as I watched the film, I began to think about how these children see and experience so much day to day; but there is still so much they have not seen or experienced.
I felt embarrassed and ashamed when I got home and opened my fridge and the first thing I said to my husband was "I'm hungry and we don't have anything to eat." I immediately stopped myself, thought of those children, looked back in my fridge and got something to eat. To me that is hardly any food but to them it might be a few months worth.
The photography in the movie was beautiful. It was incredible to me that someone so young could see such a deplorable place in such a phenomenal way. I was comforted to see that aside from the conditions, lack of food and possessions, and constant verbal abuse, these children still act like children. It gives one lots of hope for the future.
I love watching movies that actually teach a lesson. Due to my own paranoia, I usually watch end of the world or zombie movies and the lesson I try to learn is how to survive. The sad truth of the the matter is that this film was a documentary and these children have to learn to survive every day. The film dropped a serious knowledge bomb on me, but I loved it.
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Your reflections are such easy reads.
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