''Children of Mini-Japan'' (''Kutty Japanin Kuzhandaigal'') is a
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
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* Tamil language, nati ...
-language
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
directed by
Chalam Bennurkar and released in 1990.
Synopsis
The film focuses on the plight of young poverty-stricken children working in
Sivakasi in the late 1980s, and the Government's neglect of them.
The children worked in factories famed for producing fireworks and matches. The film takes its name from the nickname of Sivakasi, Mini-Japan, a name given to the town for its high technology and business standards.
Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
1991
(
Germany
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)
* Won - Golden Dove - Children of Mini-Japan -
Chalam Bennurkar
1991
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
* Won - Citizens' Prize - Children of Mini-Japan -
Chalam Bennurkar
* Won - Prize for Encouragement - Children of Mini-Japan -
Chalam Bennurkar
References
External links
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1990 films
Documentary films about poverty
Poverty in India
Child labour in India
Documentary films about children
1990 documentary films
Indian documentary films
Films shot in Tamil Nadu
1990s Tamil-language films
1990s Indian films
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