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  • Rating: PG — for cultural and maternal nudity throughout
  • Director: Thomas Balmès   Cast: Ponijao, Bayarjargal, Mari, Hattie
  • Running Time: 79 minutes
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Genre

Documentary

Producer

Alain Chabat, Amandine Billot, Christine Rouxel

Distributor

Focus Features

Release Date

May 7, 2010

Release Notes

Limited

Official Website

Review

Taking the Winged Migration/Oceans approach, this engaging look at the first several months in the lives of four babies from all over the world gives us a glimpse of our common humanity, as well as the wildly diverse child-rearing methods of different cultures.