by Sandra Brennan
synopsis
This appealing film was shot on the tourist resort island of Madeira and follows the lives of Portuguese street children as they eke out a living by hustling Swedish tourists. Mario is the main character who must hustle while his mother lies dying in a hospital.
characteristics
- Survivor
- Survival
- Street-kid
- Terminal-illness
- Tour
- Street-children
- Poverty
- Hustler
- Ghetto
- Hustling
- Incurable-disease
- Mother
