Project Detail

Dear Child

Synopsis

An English photographer looks back at his latest assignment: a reportage on Father Renato Chiera an Italian missionary working with children in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Mixing documentary and narrative DEAR CHILD tells the stories of teenagers caught up in drug trafficking, and their attempt to change their lives. It is a poetic film about the fight of a community against violence, poverty and despair. It is a film about love.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Features
Running time
78 min
Format
4K raw
Director
Luca Ammendola 1st Feature
Producer
Nikolai Galitzine
Co-Producer
Lukasz Dlugolecki, Haukur Hrafnsson
Editor
Luca Ammendola
Screenwriter
Luca Ammendola
Director of Photography
Nicolas Villegas
Production Designer
Marcin Busko
Sound
Pawel Szgendorski
Composer
Zbigniew Preisner
Principal cast
Paul Wood, Jessica Cores

Production Status

Production Company

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