1468588
1468588

Chokora!

2009-05-09 ja 94m
Documentary
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.

Director

Shigeru Kobayashi

Cinematography

Shigeru Kobayashi

Music

Sakaki Mango

Cinematography

Taizo Yoshida

Sound

Yukio Kubota

Associate Producer

Takeshi Hata

Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Kasama Film