The documentary film is about the
Christian children’s aid organisation ‚Nuestros Pequeños
Hermanos’, Spanish for ‚Our Little Brothers and Sisters’
in Latin America.
The organisation is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary
this year.
The film shows four of the eleven children’s villages.
The oldest one in Mexico, two in Haiti and a younger one
in Peru.
The children who live in the villages are all either
orphaned, or have been mistreated or abandoned by their
parents. Often the family was simply unable to look
after them.
The film tells about a Mexican woman, a Haitian boy and
a Peruvian teenager, who were or still are raised in one
of the children’s villages. They all had one thing in
common: they had a difficult childhood, full of sad
experiences, losses and hardships. Then suddenly, at one
point in their life, their fates have taken a turn for
the better. This has been made possible by ‚Nuestros
Pequeños Hermanos’.
The film also shows the social contrasts in the
presented countries and is confronting the spectator
with questions about a dignified life.
in a shorter version (26 min.) aired worldwide in 'Deutsche Welle TV' in the program 'faith matters' on January 4 and 5, 2015.
In a short version aired in ZDF in the program ,Volle Kanne' on October 12, 2017.
