Helping Mihaela
A Roma beggar on his knees raises many extreme emotions: guilt, rage, sympathy and frustration. Most people just walk on by, but there is always someone willing to help. In this film, the director follows the confrontations between the Roma beggars from Romania and Finnish people, and is forced to question, over and over again, her own ideas about helping.
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Helping Mihaela
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 22, 2011
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
60%
Original Title
Kerjäläiselokuva
Production Companies
Avanton Productions Oy, YLE, Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, The Church Media Foundation Finland
Director
Hanna Maylett
Description
A Roma beggar on his knees raises many extreme emotions: guilt, rage, sympathy and frustration. Most people just walk on by, but there is always someone willing to help. In this film, the director follows the confrontations between the Roma beggars from Romania and Finnish people, and is forced to question, over and over again, her own ideas about helping.