2015 /  

WINNER

FORCED: CHILD LABOR AND EXPLOITATION

Director & Producer: Pep Bonet,

 Line Hadsbjerg

FORCED sets out to capture the complexity and prolific occurrence of child labour and exploitation in Bangladesh. This film takes you into the streets of Dhaka, where children form part of the visual landscape: an integrated part of the work force, they work because society accepts their fate and survival dictates their limited choices. In the underworld of the brothels, behind closed doors, girls share their testimonies of having to work as sex slaves, bought and sold by brokers, shamed by society, with no escape.

12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.

2014 |  

24 min

Bangladesh | Spain

Languages: Bengali

AWARD:

Best Editing (Doc Short), Stylistic Achievement Jury Prize

Type:

Doc Short

Themes:

Human Rights, Women