Bébés DVD 2010 Babák - Az első év / Directed by Thomas Balmés / French documentary that follows four newborns through their first year after birth

UPC 5999544255241

MADE IN HUNGARY

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: Dolby 2.0

Subtitles: Hungarian

TOTAL RUNTIME: 76 MINUTES

English Summary:

Babies, also known as Baby(ies) and Bébé(s), is a 2010 French documentary film by Thomas Balmès that follows four newborns through their first year after birth. Two of the babies featured in the film are from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar (jargal) from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, and two are from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, U.S.

The documentary opens showing how Ponijao comes into the world in a modest hut after her mother rubs some red pigment all over her pregnancy-swollen belly. Hattie, on the other hand, arrives in a Western birthing center surrounded by medical equipment and technicians. Another scene shows Bayar being born and tightly swaddled in a hospital, before heading off with his parents and a sibling on a motorcycle to the rural area where the family lives. Other highlights include Mari's tantrum when she is frustrated with a toy, Hattie getting bored during an organized play session, Bayar taking a bath while a goat comes to drink from the same water, and Ponijao fighting with a sibling when they are playing on the ground.

The documentary shows the contrasts of the four cultures without using any form of narration, leaving it to the viewers to interpret the film.

Hungarian Summary:

A dokumentumfilm négy baba első életévét mutatja be, napról napra, lépésről lépésre. A helyszínek: Namíbia, Mongólia, Tokyo és San Francisco. A fejlett és fejlődő országok gyermekneveléssel kapcsolatos szokásait, lehetőségeit ismerhetjük meg. A filmben felvetődik a kérdés: vajon hol jobb, egyszerűbb felnevelni egy kisbabát?