Vana - Jag ska berätta om Vana

Year: 1975
Country: Sweden
Section: documentary
Tags: bathing, boy, girl
Description: Eight-year-old Vana lives with her mother and siblings in a slum in the Brazilian city of Recife. They live in a wooden shack that stands on stilts above a boggy ground. Vana tells how life happens in their home. She sweeps the floor of the cramped dwelling, dusts, and helps her mother do laundry. The mother earns the money by washing the clothes of a wealthy family. Vana's job is to go to the pump to fetch water. The women in the other huts also try to earn a living this way. Vana talks about her favorite games, she is seen jumping rope and playing with dolls. In the morning, her mother gets her ready for school, she puts on her school clothes and heads off to school. She is seen in the schoolyard playing with other children and in the classroom doing writing exercises. The Swedish film crew invites Vana and her girlfriend for a trip to the seaside. Vana gets the first ice cream of her life and sings a song in front of the camera.
Video Added: 12.05.2026