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I Am Because We Are

8.820081h 26mMovieDocumentary

A look into the lives of Malawi's 1 million plus orphans in the wake of the AIDS pandemic. It offers hope and real solutions to the challenges that people face living in extreme poverty.

DirectorNathan Rissman
WriterMadonna
ProducersMadonna·Angela Becker

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Cast · Directed by Nathan Rissman

MMadonna
Madonna
Self / Narrator (voice)
PFPaul Farmer
Paul Farmer
Self
DTDesmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
Self
JSJeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
Self
BCBill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self
DBDavid Banda
David Banda
Self
LLLourdes Leon
Lourdes Leon
Self
AB
Aleke Banda
Self
MC
Mathews Chikaonda
Self
EB
Eric Borgstein
Self
VK
Victoria Keelan
Self
CC
Callista Chapola Chimombo
Self

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