Tapoori

199325 min 41 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Alan Handel

Production: Alan HandelTom Puchniak

Script: Alan Handel

Co-produced by Alan Handel Productions Inc. and the Canadian International Development Agency in association with the CBC and Inter-Tel Image for the Canadian International Development Agency. For purchase, contact Alan Handel Productions Inc.

Thousands of children live on the streets of Bombay, India. They are scorned by the public as beggars and thieves and called tapoori, meaning dirty street kids. This video provides a candid look at the lives of two such young boys. In their world, survival means being tough, working hard, and paying protection money to the right people.

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Tapoori

Subject categories

  • Social Issues > ChildrenPovertySocial Issues in Foreign Countries
  • Developing Countries > India, Nepal and PakistanSocial ProblemsYouth
  • Children and Youth > Living ConditionsRunaways and Street ChildrenYouth of the World

Credits

director
Alan Handel
producer
Alan Handel
script
Alan Handel
executive producer
Tom Puchniak
photography
Vic Sarin
sound
Nick Huard
editing
Gerald Vansier
sound editing
Diane Leboeuf
narrator
Peter Downey
music
Leon Aronson