South Korean Seung-jun Yi directs this lyric and emotional look at a group of young boys in the Kathmandu capital of Nepal who survive by fishing the detritus of Hindis cremated on the steps Pashupatinath Temple on the banks of the Bagmati River. In particular we come to know 12-year-old Alesh and his younger brother and sister. Their mother works the streets as a beggar herself, caring more for alcohol than her children and it is the middle son who acts as a family broker. Alesh is drawn to the livelier streets downtown where money is easier had but falls into glue sniffing with his small troop. Children of God is a difficult documentary to watch, yet remains strangely moving as we see these youngsters with very adult perspectives, living between heaven and hell.
My rating 8 out of 10.
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kathmandu is the capitol of Nepal not the other way round!!!
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