Los Abandonados - Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984

Los abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984

Los Abandonados – Die Niemandskinder von Camanducaia 1984
1h 29m | Drama | West Germany/Mexico 1985

Storyline:

Semi-documentary film about one of those “no man’s children”, the “Abandonados”, whose fate became known in the mid 70s. The orphaned or abandoned children and young people had been deported under inhumane circumstances to a neighboring province by the Brazilian judicial authorities to relieve the overcrowded prisons, where they were abandoned without food or clothing. The specific case described should not be construed as an indictment of an event or a country, but rather as a reminder to work for the welfare of the children of our time.

User review:

Based on the true story of boys from Brazillian jails taken to the state border, stripped naked and abandoned to get jail numbers down. A huge scandal in Brazil in the 1970s. Made by German director, filmed in semi-documentary style using mainly non-professional actors.

DIRECTING: Frank Guthke
ACTOR: Raul Ramirez, Daniel Toledo, Rodrigo Puebla, Aracelli Aguilar, Diana Bracho
Language: German
PRODUCTION COUNTRY: FR Germany/Mexico