Short film
The Children
1997 · 15 min
A quiet, heavy short that sits with a child carrying too much, moving slowly toward a loss you sense coming.
- Directed by
- Sima Urale
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Harry Wendt, Therese Fatu, Charles Faamausili
- Tagline
- The award-winning story of a young boy who plays guardian and protector to his siblings, but even all his efforts cannot prevent the death of the new baby
- Overview
- Seen through the eyes of 11 year old Tino, the eldest of five children in a Samoan family, the film opens with the birth of yet another baby, and Tino must cope with the added pressures and responsibilities expected of him as the eldest.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, grief, coming-of-age, parenthood
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Sima Urale
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Harry Wendt, Therese Fatu, Charles Faamausili
