街童別了
Children of the Pyre

瑪尼卡尼卡河壇是最著名的火葬場，每天超過150具屍體等待通 往神的入口，人懷導演Rajesh在一年半內追訪當地七位年齡九歲 至14歲的街童，拍下他們從屍首身上解除裹屍布，為圖利再轉售 而求存活的真實故事，坦蕩蕩的鏡頭可能引起情緒不安，赤裸裸 的畫面令人心悸。當火舌早已剝離肉身，死者早登極樂時，世上 仍有數以億計的兒童活在赤貧之中，火葬場的七頑童令世人明瞭 生命與死亡真實地存在過。

Near the shores of the River Ganges in Northeast India lies Manikarnika, India's busiest, most sacred and ancient cremation ground, where 150 dead are consigned to salvation each day. Among the dead, seven children make their living, six snatching brightly colored shrouds from the deceased to resell, while one works tirelessly to keep the funeral pyres burning. Director Rajesh Jala followed his subjects for 18 months to craft this harrowing, unsettling and illuminating look at children in a place where life and death take on new meaning. Not for the squeamish.

印度 India / 2008 / 彩色Color / 74 min
印度語對白，英文字幕 In Hindi with English subtitles
導演 Dir: Rajesh S. Jala

2008蒙特利爾世界電影節最佳紀錄片大獎
Best Documentary Award, Montréal World Film Festival 2008
2008聖保羅國際電影節最佳紀錄片大獎
Best Documentary Award, Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2008