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Gabriela Calvache | Ecuador | 2011 | 14' | | IFFR 2011

Short from Ecuador about hidden modern forms of slavery. A girl waits for the pick-up truck that will transport her to the city. Once there, amidst a never-ending row of walls and fences, she peeks into the entrance to a school. Lined up and in uniform, those girls are not the ones Carmen will join. Screened before Marimbas from Hell.

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Film details

Country of production
Ecuador
Year
2011
Festival edition
IFFR 2011
Length
14"
Medium/Format
HDcam

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