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Hillbrow Kids

Hillbrow Kids

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  • South Africa,
  • Germany
  • 2000

Director unknown

A documentary with the street children of Johannesburg.

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80

Village Voice by Jessica Winter

Utterly necessary film.

75

New York Post

In disturbing detail, we see these aimless kids, who often appear to be 10 years old - or younger! - as they beg for money and food, sniff glue, sleep under bridges in cardboard boxes and fight off predators.

70

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

The blithe cruelties of outdoor living mount up, but the filmmakers refuse to exaggerate or sensationalize their material.

60

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

A little commentary would have helped put the tragedy of the Hillbrow Kids into sharper perspective.