Los hijos de Mama Wata

Los hijos de Mama Wata

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2010

Runtime

0h 55m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

50%

Original Title

Los hijos de Mama Wata

Production Companies

Making DOC Producciones

Director

Juan Antonio Moreno Amador

Description

Mama Wata is a goddess that provides Sierra Leone with riches. The waters of Goderich Bay, in Freetown, have been blessed with an abundance of fish. Idrissa, a local fisherman, and his neighbors know that the goddess looks over them; however, they must still battle against international commercial fishing boats, illegal fishing and drug traffickers. Sierra Leone, ranked as one of the world's poorest countries by the UN, lacks an education system, health facilities and suffers from staggering unemployment. The Children of Mama Wata portrays the dignity and faith and the day-to-day lives of the inhabitants of Goderich.