Meet the Muthuku Family

2011, 60 minutes

The Muthuku family lives in the Mukuru Kayaba slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Besides father and mother Muthuku, the family includes ten children, the youngest of whom is three months old while the oldest has reached the age of 26. In ten episodes of seven minutes each, we witness the ups and downs of the family’s existence. Five of the ten episodes can be seen at the festival.

Credits

Themes
Development cooperation, Family, Globalisation, Health and well-being, House & land rights, Poverty
Suitable for
basisonderwijs - groep 7 & 8
havo/vwo - bovenbouw
mbo - niveau 1 & 2
mbo - niveau 3 & 4
vmbo b/k - leerjaar 3 & 4
vmbo t - leerjaar 3 & 4
Director
Carren Atieno Otieno
Country of production
Netherlands, The
Type
Documentary, Short
Duration
60 minutes
Year
2011
Age rating
9