Children of the Pyre is a 2008 film documentary directed and produced by Rajesh S. Jala. The film documents the stories of seven children who cremate dead bodies and steal cremation shrouds at India's largest crematorium, Manikarnika, on the banks of the Ganges. Jala, also the cinematographer, shot over 100 hours of footage at the crematorium and surrounding sites, including candid interviews with the seven children described in the film, who discuss their difficult life cremating dead bodies and stealing shrouds from the bodies brought to the crematorium and reselling them to merchants for a nominal fee. In 2009, the filmmaker launched a project to improve the lives of the 300 children working at the crematorium.
Children of the Pyre (2008)
Directed by Rajesh S. Jala
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Movie Info
Budget
$250,000
Themes
Tags
2008 Montréal World Film Festival, 2008 Sao Paulo International Film Festival, 56th National Film Awards, Asiatica Film Mediale, Child, Cremation, Crematorium, Film Festival Of Los Angeles, Ganges, Human Rights, Idpa, India, Lotus Award, Manikarnika, Rajesh, Untouchable
Attributes
Subject: death, India
Alternate Titles
Children of the Pyre
GB, US
Dzieci stosów
PL
Τα παιδιά της πυράς
GR