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130 Children (2022)

130 Children poster
Directed by
Ainara Aparici
Genre
documentary film
Country
Costa Rica, Chile
Runtime
1h 14m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a family that grows from 7 members to 130 people over several generations. It shows how the parents age while their children and grandchildren keep arriving each year.

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What happens

130 Children (Spanish: 130 Hermanos, lit. '130 Brothers') is a 2022 Chilean-Costa Rican documentary film directed by Ainara Aparici (in her directorial debut) and written by Aparici & Susana Quiroz. It depicts a large family, starting with 7 members and ending with 130, raising 30-40 heart children per generation while the parents grow older. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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