Inspired by a real-life news item, this animated short paints a pulsating portrait of a mixed-use, working-class neighbourhood where young families cross paths with prostitutes, their interactions leaving unpredictable ripples in the motley fabric of urban life.
Ages 15 to 17
Civics/Citizenship - Human Rights
Ethics and Religious Culture - Ethical Values
Health/Personal Development - Bullying & Discrimination
A valuable educational tool for exploring the risks that marginalized people face. In ethics/social studies/ethics and religious culture class, underline the underlying humanity of people, beyond popular stereotypes and prejudices. Does the prostitute really deserve her fate? How would you have reacted if you were the boy?