Children in poverty have long since been a staple of cinema. Stories have often focused on their hardships in different parts of the world. Director Kohki Hasei has told of street children in his short films before and for his feature debut “Blanka”, a co-production between Japan and Philippines, he once again turns his camera towards one such character, albeit adding something different while doing so.
“Blanka” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
This is the story of 10-year-old orphan Blanka, a street urchin in the truest sense of the term. She lives in a cardboard house on the streets, begs for money and pickpockets tourists. She may be scrawny, but she doesn’t shy away from a fight with boys in larger groups. Like most bred in poverty, Blanka too dreams of a better, or at least a bit more comfortable, life. So when she...
“Blanka” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
This is the story of 10-year-old orphan Blanka, a street urchin in the truest sense of the term. She lives in a cardboard house on the streets, begs for money and pickpockets tourists. She may be scrawny, but she doesn’t shy away from a fight with boys in larger groups. Like most bred in poverty, Blanka too dreams of a better, or at least a bit more comfortable, life. So when she...
- 3/4/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Children in poverty have long since been a staple of cinema. Stories have often focused on their hardships in different parts of the world. Director Kohki Hasei has told of street children in his short films before and for his feature debut “Blanka”, a co-production between Japan and Philippines, he once again turns his camera towards one such character, albeit adding something different while doing so.
Blanka is screening at Japan Society
This is the story of 10-year-old orphan Blanka, a street urchin in the truest sense of the term. She lives in a cardboard house on the streets, begs for money and pickpockets tourists. She may be scrawny, but she doesn’t shy away from a fight with boys in larger groups. Like most bred in poverty, Blanka too dreams of a better, or at least a bit more comfortable, life. So when she sees a news reel of...
Blanka is screening at Japan Society
This is the story of 10-year-old orphan Blanka, a street urchin in the truest sense of the term. She lives in a cardboard house on the streets, begs for money and pickpockets tourists. She may be scrawny, but she doesn’t shy away from a fight with boys in larger groups. Like most bred in poverty, Blanka too dreams of a better, or at least a bit more comfortable, life. So when she sees a news reel of...
- 2/15/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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