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Did you know that a street child lives a life very similar to the life of a dog? He gets beaten, spends whole days begging, but he will not give up hope, as long as you let him stay in his station. The station may well be cold and anonymous – a home without a future, a barn without a roof, a pitiless fate – but he stays there, hangs around, tinker and hopes. It is his kennel. But, what happens when one day, his memory forces him to leave this temporary nest to make his way in the world where he belongs…
Gigi (17 years old) and Monica (15 years old) live out their love with their gang in Bucharest North station. A newcomer is on his way – Monica is expecting a Baby. Gigi wants to leave the obscurity of the streets. He tells us his dreams : « To find a roof, start a family, build another family out of that family, and on like that… till the end ». Is this child going to be born – where and how – and what will he or she become? By creating another life, Gigi and Monica go beyond the street child’s place in the society and send us back to the Universal. Are sparse and harsh living conditions enough to fix people’s destiny in abject poverty ?
- 1996
- 84'
- Romanian
Fondation pour l'enfance de Paris - Documentary Award
1997
Prix Europa - Special Mention
1997
Festival Dokumentart de Neubrandenburg - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Ministry of Culture Award
1997
ARTE - Best European Documentary Film
1997
IDFA - Silver Wolf
1997
A film written and directed by Yasmina Abdellaoui & Benoît Dervaux Director of photography Benoît Dervaux Sound Marc Depasse, Benoît De Clerck and Yasmina Abdellaoui Editing Marie-Hélène Dozo Mixer Bernard Gabus Conformation Francis Creuen Production manager Véronique Marit Executive Producer Jean-Pierre Dardenne A Production Dérives Co-productions Wallonie Image Production (W.I.P.) RTBF Liège In association with La Sept ARTE With the help of fond télévisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique et de la Région Wallonne.
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- › {{'ANNEE' | translate}} : 1996
- › {{'DUREE' | translate}} : 84'
- › {{'LANGUES' | translate}} : Romanian
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A film written and directed by Yasmina Abdellaoui & Benoît Dervaux Director of photography Benoît Dervaux Sound Marc Depasse, Benoît De Clerck and Yasmina Abdellaoui Editing Marie-Hélène Dozo Mixer Bernard Gabus Conformation Francis Creuen Production manager Véronique Marit Executive Producer Jean-Pierre Dardenne A Production Dérives Co-productions Wallonie Image Production (W.I.P.) RTBF Liège In association with La Sept ARTE With the help of fond télévisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique et de la Région Wallonne.