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I Am Because We Are

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In 2006, pop music superstar Madonna establishes the charitable organization Raising Malawi with the express aim of improving children's lives in the tiny, impoverished African nation of Malawi. On hand to document the group's efforts is filmmaker Nathan Rissman, who profiles eight Malawian orphans and interviews world figures -- including former President Bill Clinton and the Rev. Dr. Desmond Tutu -- who are leading ongoing relief efforts in the country.

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Audience Member UBUNTU is not only for Linux lovers. I think Madonna should've marketed it this way. Her father is B.S. in Physics, and was an engineer after all. Great movie that wasn't big enough. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 'I Am Because We Are' (2008) is a spellbinding look at into the challenging lives of Malawi orphans. Despite its upsetting qualities, this is a documentary worth watching. It can possibly change the way you see our urbanized lifestyle. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very worthy documentary, I think clearly for years Madonna has supported charities without banging the drum for her own purpose, here is no exception, its a real climps into Hiv Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member When you hear things it's one thing... but when you see it you realize how much you didn't know. I'm sure that movie was a very light version of what's really going on there. Sad. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Madonna'nin metinlerini yazdigi ve seslendirdigi bu belgeseli herkes izlemeli..! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Great informative documentary. I loved it cuz it was about the children and not Madonna Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 2006, pop music superstar Madonna establishes the charitable organization Raising Malawi with the express aim of improving children's lives in the tiny, impoverished African nation of Malawi. On hand to document the group's efforts is filmmaker Nathan Rissman, who profiles eight Malawian orphans and interviews world figures -- including former President Bill Clinton and the Rev. Dr. Desmond Tutu -- who are leading ongoing relief efforts in the country.
Director
Nathan Rissman
Producer
Angela Becker
Screenwriter
Madonna
Production Co
Semtex Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m