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I Am Because We Are

I Am Because We Are

From Africa with love

2008•1h 26m•8.8/10
Documentary

Ratings

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8.8/10(8)

A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.

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Production

Semtex Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Madonna

Madonna

Self / Narrator (voice)

Paul Farmer

Paul Farmer

Self

Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu

Self

Jeffrey Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs

Self

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self

David Banda

David Banda

Self

Lourdes Leon

Lourdes Leon

Self

Aleke Banda

Self

Mathews Chikaonda

Self

Eric Borgstein

Self

Victoria Keelan

Self

Callista Chapola Chimombo

Self

Joyce Banda

Self

Heath Grant

Self

Joshua Chirwa

Self

Hastings Banda

Hastings Banda

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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