Carmela helps thousands of Venezuelan refugees, bravely doing so often at great personal cost. This black-and-white documentary shows how exhausting it can be to do good while trying to keep your own life in one piece.
Fifty-six-year-old Carmela lives with her husband and eight children on the Ecuador-Colombia border. As if that were not challenging enough, she devotes her time to helping thousands of Venezuelan refugees in her makeshift shelter. Her community and even her own family do not always share her enthusiasm, yet she refuses to give up in her efforts to help others. The pandemic and its disruption of daily life shake the system of assistance she has built. The film portrays the power of personal responsibility and care for others, sometimes to the point of seeming self-destructive. Ultimately, the reason Carmela must sacrifice so much is simple: there are very few people like her.
| Title | Carmela and the Walkers |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Spanish |
| Znění | original audio, children’s films dubbed in Czech |
| Subtitles | Czech subtitles, select films have descriptive Czech or English subtitles (look for the accessibility icons next to each screening) |
| Premiéra | Czech premiere |
| Film type | Full-length documentary |
| Year of Production | 2025 |
| Country of Origin | Ecuador |
| Length | 92 min. |
| Tags | Latin America, Migration |
| Director | Esteban Coloma, Luis Herrera |
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