Chokora!

2009 94 min

Overview

Children living on the streets in the Republic of Kenya in East Africa collect garbage for a living. This documentary film features children who survive their severe conditions by helping each other out. A small city named Thika which is roughly an hour's drive from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The children referred to as "chokora" (meaning "to pick up" in Swahili), who make their living by picking up steel scraps and plastic pieces on the streets, sniff inhalant to escape from hunger and cold nights.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Japan

Spoken Languages

English en
Kikuyu ki
Swahili sw

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Cast

Crew

Shigeru Kobayashi

Director

Shigeru Kobayashi

Cinematography

Sakaki Mango

Music

Taizo Yoshida

Cinematography

Yoshihiko Yatabe

Producer

Posters

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