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In Brazil, many communities are spread out along the labyrinthine miles of rivers and jungles of the Amazon. The inhabitants of these isolated villages are called the Ribeirinhos: the river dwellers. In these tropical lands, without electricity and medical care, it is said that a pregnant woman has one foot in her grave. Young mothers depend on traditional midwives who accompany them through the storm of birth giving thanks to their ancestral knowledge. Baby Catchers is an intimate portrait of three of these dedicated women who welcome life and confront death in a place where the very continuation of life relies on their leathery hands.

France - 2005 - 52 mn - HD DV - Colour

Director Stéphanie Pommez Camera Jeanne Lapoirie, Marine Tadié, Stéphanie Pommez Sound Yolande Decarsin Editing Françoise Berger Garnault Music Jeremy Verlet avec la participation de Radiotélévision belge de la communauté française, 52 boulevard Auguste-Reyers, Boîte 077, 1044 Bruxelles, Belgique Tél : +32 (0)2 737 2111 Fax : +32 (0)2 737 4574 E-mail : artebelgique@rtbf.be

Production Zed Productions, 39 rue des Prairies, 75020 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5309 9696 Fax : +33 (0)1 4262 6460 with the participation of ARTE France, National Geographic Channel (UK), Equator TV, Télévision Suisse Romande / Radio Télévision Suisse

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