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Quite an informative documentary....

posted 15 years ago by Nova_UB313
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An eye-opening documentary focusing on homeless children (motel kids), growing up in Orange County--literally walking distance from Disneyland.

Very good piece, although I wish we could have heard more about the mothers, how they grew up, and if any of their choices impacted their current situations (although that's another topic altogether). I also wish the doc was a bit longer than an hour, including a few other complaints that I won't mention here.

I felt bad for many of the children, especially Cassidy. However, as the teacher of the 'Hope School' mentioned, half the kids will be secure some type of job in adulthood, while the remainder will end up involved involved in gang activity, crime, drugs, teenage pregnancy, or prostitution.

I'd like to see a follow up on these children, something similar to the updates of the children featured in the film 'Born into Brothels.'

More science, less fiction.

Karlrobert Kreiten--http://tinyurl.com/n938vj

[–] b73142 14 years ago

I think that it was a good topic to do, but I thought that it would be more interesting than it was. She jumped around too much instead of focusing on one family at a time & moving on to the next. I kept getting the kids & their parents confused.

[–] KyleCheeks321 11 years ago

Born into Brothels was directed and edited better.

This documentary was sh!t.
The interviewer was condescending and it was overall just very depressing.