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Director: Nathan Rissman
Cast: Madonna, Paul Farmer, Desmond Tutu, Jeffrey Sachs
A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.
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Directed by Nathan Rissman and featuring notable figures like Madonna and Desmond Tutu, I Am Because We Are (2008) offers a poignant and insightful documentary exploration of the challenges faced by Malawi's orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic, providing a compassionate and hopeful look at real-world solutions to extreme poverty.
I Am Because We Are is a 2008 British-American-Malawian documentary film about AIDS orphans in Malawi. It was directed by Nathan Rissman and written, narrated, and produced by Madonna through her production company Semtex Films.
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