Because We Were Born

Cocada and Nego are two boys in their early teens living in a small town in Pernambouc Brazil Cocada and Nego are halfbrothers who live with their mother stepfather and eight other siblings in a ramshackle house where the children are often left to care for themselves as their parents work Filmmakers JeanPierre Duret and Andréa Santana spent some time with Cocada and Nego and Puisque nous sommes nés is a documentary that offers a look at their lives as they struggle with poverty and dream of a happier future