Gabriel Reports on the World Cup

17 min
The Netherlands
Children's rights Human rights Environmental rights The citizen and the state

eng: for_whom

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Gabriel Reports on the World Cup

Brazilian boy Gabriel Matos is still very young when he learns that the 2014 World Cup will be held in his home country. He had no way of knowing that his life would be turned upside down by then. To transport hundreds of thousands supporters to the football stadium, a new rail line is being developed to run straight through his neighborhood. Houses are being demolished, entire families are forced to move and even the children’s local football pitch will soon disappear. For Gabriel this is a nightmare. He is angry at the inequality in his city and posts self-made footage of bulldozers tearing down his neighborhood on a blog. By becoming a journalist he tries to stand up for his rights.

Director

Els van Driel

Els van Driel, born in 1976, completed her studies in theology. She became a journalist, specializing in national asylum policy and human rights. As a program maker at IKON (Ecumenical Broadcasting Company), she initiated the youth series Mensjesrechten (Just Kids), which was a follow-up to a series for adults. In 2013 she made the episode, which was awarded the third prize at the European Festival for Religious Television.

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I think that my students and I will discuss this film at many more classes, considering it not only from the perspective of children’s rights and the role of a person in society, but also from other perspectives: preventing drug abuse, people’s lives in other countries, how life in Ukraine is different from what the children saw in the film. I already have whole scenarios of such discussions in my head… The film is full of meaning and has optimal running time.

 

 

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