''Desi'' is a 2000 Dutch

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 ...

by director Maria Ramos, featuring the 11-year-old Dutch girl named Desi. Coming from a dysfunctional family, her daily life is full of insecurities, and she is therefore relying on the help of

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...

in Amsterdam.

Awards

* Gouden Kalf award Best Documentary – Long (2001) * IDFA audience award (2000)

External links

* Dutch documentary films 2000 films Documentary films about children 2000s Dutch-language films 2000 documentary films {{Netherlands-film-stub