01 Nov 2024
School for Hope
Animari and Zlatko's mission is to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds get the best possible care and education. Will they manage to find funding to welcome more children and to start a high school?
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An experimental short film about a day in the life of a barefoot boy who sells newspapers in San Salvador.
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Antonio Pincherli
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