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The film is made mostly
of unedited and uncensored sequences, as recorded by the director in a small
feeding centre trying to cope with record breaking numbers of starving
people, mainly infants and children in Ajiep,
Southern Sudan, August 1998: |
Five-years-old Madiom Madiok
and his mother smile at me as I enter the center. He and his mother
walked through the marshes for three days to arrive here after Madiom's
father died. His mother has been left with five hungry children and no way
to feed them. |
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One of the largest hunger centers in southern Sudan is
located in the village of Ajiep, about 1000 kilometers
south the capital, Khartoum, in the heart of the green
death-fields of the Bahr el-Ghazal region.
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Erez: “That one is a special case, huh?”
Christine Nadori, Canadian Nurse:
“Well, I know that the other child died, so this is
the only one she has left.” “I think he is too
big, though. Can you imagine?! I think he
is too big...” Erez: “That he is too big
to get into the center?” Christine:
“Maybe.” |
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In the past few months, tens of thousands of refugees
and displaced persons fleeing the invading Muslim
forces trekked to Ajiep in search of food. |
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Madiom is finally being
weighed. Erez: “How
much?” Male nurse: “7.4 kilograms.” Erez:
“For a 5 year old, is it enough?” |
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Thirteen-year-old Akel Chole is
dead. Just one week
ago, his mother died. Only one member of his
family remains to accompany him on his last journey...
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