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2008, 17'00'', Digibeta
BANGLADESH
SINOPSIS
This silent film depicts the ship breaking yards of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Every year, thousands of people keep coming in search of jobs to these yards. Risking their lives to save themselves from hunger, they breathe in asbestos dust and toxic waste. An allegorical portrait of the agony of hard labor.
TECHNICAL SPECS
Genre: Documentary
Director: Yasmine Kabir
Screenplay: Yasmine Kabir
Editing: Yasmine Kabir
Sound: Yasmine Kabir
Music: Polo Domínguez
Cinematography: Yasmine Kabir
Production & Sales: Yasmine Kabir