130 Children

2022 Chilean film
  • May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)
Running time
71 minutesCountriesChile
Costa RicaLanguageSpanish

130 Children (Spanish: 130 Hermanos, lit. '130 Brothers') is a 2022 Chilean-Costa Rican documentary film directed by Ainara Aparici (in her directorial debut)[1] 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.[2]

Synopsis

In San José, Costa Rica, Melba (65) and Víctor (70) have a constantly expanding family, with six biological children and over 130 foster children in the past 40 years. Despite their advancing age, the couple continues to embrace the challenges of raising a large family. Some of their children are now embarking on their own paths towards adulthood, while a new child is gradually integrating into this bustling home. Despite the adventures and difficulties that come with such a large family, it continues to grow and thrive.[3]

Background story

In 2010, the director Ainara Aparici began to travel around Latin America,[4] she arrived in Costa Rica and there she met Melba and was impressed with her story and decided to make a film.[5]

Release

130 Children premiered on May 5, 2022 in Chilean theaters.[6]

Campaign

130 Children also inspired the team to create a foundation and a campaign called Acoger es, which seeks to promote and publicize the importance of foster families in Chile.[7]

References

  1. ^ ""130 hermanos" (2021): Familia más allá de la genética - BITÁCORA DE CINE" (in Spanish). 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. ^ culturizarte (2022-04-19). "Se estrena "130 Hermanos", inspirador y luminoso documental chileno sobre un matrimonio que acoge niños en situación de vulnerabilidad". CULTURIZARTE - Toda la cultura de Chile en un lugar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. ^ "130 Children". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  4. ^ "130 hermanos: el documental que busca sensibilizar sobre la importancia de las familias de acogida « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  5. ^ ADN (10 May 2022). "Ainara Aparici y documental "130 Hermanos"". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. ^ "[Cine] Se estrena "130 Hermanos", inspirador y luminoso documental chileno sobre un matrimonio que acoge niños en situación de vulnerabilidad". Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  7. ^ "130 hermanos (Ainara Aparici, 70 min, 2022) es el nuevo estreno presencial del Programa Escuela al Cine | Programa escuela al Cine" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.

External links

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