''Rough Aunties'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by

Kim Longinotto Kim Longinotto ( Sally Anne Longinotto-Landseer; born 8 February 1948, London) is a British documentary film maker, well-known for making films that highlight the plight of female victims of oppression or discrimination. Longinotto has made mo ...

about a group of 5 women of

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who protect and care for abused, neglected and forgotten children in

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. It won the Grand Jury Prize in the 'World Cinema — Documentary' category at the

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