Should you watch Babies?
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Babies
Documentary · 2010
A non-narrated documentary following the lovesome lives of four infants from birth to their first birthday. The babies featured are two from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, as well as two from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA.
The sides of Babies
- Four babies in Namibia, Mongolia, Tokyo and San Francisco
- Their first year of life
- No narration, just everyday moments
Babies is good for you if…
- you like a gentle, funny watch about babies discovering the world.
- you want something to watch with children.
Babies is bad for you if…
- you have no patience for babies. It's 79 minutes of baths, feeding and naps.
- you need a story that moves, not scenes of babies playing.
About: childhood · parenthood · culture
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