The Grown-Ups
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The Grown-Ups / Los niños / Fullorðna fólkið
Section: Documentaries
Director: Maite Alberdi
Chile, Netherlands, France, 2016
A group of friends with Down Syndrome have attended the same school for 40 years. The teachers and their parents are gone. They must fight to take care of themselves and make it to their 50’s. No one can treat them like children and they will do anything to prevent anyone from taking away their adult dream. The film won awards at Miami International Film festival.