Because We Were Born
7.3
Cocada and Nego are two boys in their early teens living in a small town in Pernambouc, Brazil. Cocada and Nego are half-brothers who live with their mother, stepfather and eight other siblings in a ramshackle house where the children are often left to care for themselves as their parents work. Filmmakers Jean-Pierre Duret and Andréa Santana spent some time with Cocada and Nego, and Puisque nous sommes nés is a documentary that offers a look at their lives as they struggle with poverty and dream of a happier future.
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Jean-Pierre Duret Director · Andrea Santana Director
Worldwide gross $72K · First release September 1, 2008 · Produced in Brazil, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$72,484
Production
Ex Nihilo
Production
Kiss Films
Production
Mikros Image
Production
Brazil · France
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Languages
Original title
Puisque nous sommes nés
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2008
Venice Film Festival
France · February 4, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
July 15, 2009
Czechia
March 13, 2009 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
Netherlands
January 22, 2009 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Sweden
January 29, 2009 · Göteborg International Film Festival
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