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Stolen Childhoods (2005)
Directed by Len Morris, U. Roberto Romano
“For 246 million children life is nothing but work.”
Documentary · 1h 25m
Narrated by Meryl Streep and filmed in eight countries, Stolen Childhoods is the story of 246 million children for whom life is nothing but work. Children are found working in dumps, quarries and brick kilns. One boy has been pressed into forced labor on a fishing platform in the Sea of Sumatra, a fifteen-year-old runaway describes being forced into prostitution on the streets of Mexico City, while a nine-year-old girl picks coffee in Kenya to help her family survive. The film features stories of child laborers around the world, told in their own words, while placing their stories in the broader context of the worldwide struggle against child labor, how it contributes to global insecurity, while featuring best practice programs to improve their lives by giving them the chance of making a reasonable living when they grow up. Ultimately, the film challenges the viewer to help break the cycle of poverty for the 246 million children laboring at the bottom of the global economy.
Cast
Meryl Streep
Tom Harkin
Crew
- Director
- Len Morris, U. Roberto Romano
- Writer
- Len Morris
- Director of Photography
- U. Roberto Romano
- Original Music Composer
- Miriam Cutler
- Editor
- Sara Nesson
- Producer
- Jonathan Deuell, Len Morris, U. Roberto Romano
Details
- Release date
- 2005-12-31
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Production
- Galen Films Productions