In the classes of film appreciation that I used to teach some years ago, I often used this short filmed among the poor people of Iquitos, a Peruvian town in the Amazonian jungle. The action is concentrated in the port of Belén, where the native population live and work, and the children enjoy their river neighborhood, while the music, programs and news broadcasted by a radio station contrast or punctuate their daily existence. A work done with scarce resources, but Italian cinematographer and director Annichini managed to find beauty, humor and true joy of living in this portrait of deprivation.
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