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The Inheritors
The Inheritors
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THE INHERITORS

Los herederos

Directed by Eugenio Polgovsky
Mexico, 2008
Documentary

Synopsis

In rural Mexico, local children and their families survive only by virtue of their unrelenting labour. These exceptionally young workers plant and harvest food, weave textiles, shepherd animals, collect wood and care for their siblings as the cycle of poverty passes from one generation to another.

Synopsis

In rural Mexico, local children and their families survive only by virtue of their unrelenting labour. These exceptionally young workers plant and harvest food, weave textiles, shepherd animals, collect wood and care for their siblings as the cycle of poverty passes from one generation to another.

Our take

Childhood should be a time of play, but for many, it’s a time of work. Eugenio Polgovsky’s documentary immerses us in the daily grind of life in rural Mexico, showing us the long treks across fields, the hands in soils, and the drawing of sustenance from the harsh and mountainous landscape.