Because We Were Born
2009, English. Directed by Jean-Pierre Duret & Andrea Santana.
Cocada and Nego are two boys in their early teens living in a small town in Pernambouc, Brazil. Cocada and Nego are half-brothers who live with their mother, stepfather and eight other siblings in a ramshackle house where the children are often left to care for themselves as their parents work. Filmmakers Jean-Pierre Duret and Andréa Santana spent some time with Cocada and Nego, and Puisque nous sommes nés is a documentary that offers a look at their lives as they struggle with poverty and dream of a happier future.
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- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 4 February 2009
- Original title
- Puisque nous sommes nés
- Country
- Brazil, France
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Because We Were Born isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 2009. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Because We Were Born?
Because We Were Born (2009) was directed by Jean-Pierre Duret and Andrea Santana.