Summary
A documentary which follows the lives of children recovering from their involvement with the drug war in Brazil. Set in a rehabilitation centre on the edge of the jungle, Dear Child follows a group of kids who have been rescued from the drug war, as they learn to become children again and not soldiers or drug addicts.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 80
IMDb8.0
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −19 min on the typical 96
typical 9677Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
2020
September 13, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
Brazil
Poland
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Luca Ammendola Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Nikolay Galitzine Writer, Producer, Editor
Production · 3
- Łukasz Długołęcki Producer
- Mauro Pizzo Producer
- Haukur M. Hrafnsson Producer
Camera · 1
- Nicolás Villegas Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Nikodem Chabior Editor
Sound · 3
- Zbigniew Preisner Music
- Simon Boswell Music
- Piotr Kubiak Sound Designer
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