Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family is a 1993 documentary film about life in the slums of Palermo, Sicily, directed by Andrew Young and Susan Todd.

Synopsis

The film is a sequel to Cortile Cascino, a 1961 documentary shot by Andrew Young's father, Robert M. Young, which depicted the eponymous Palermo slum and told the story of Angela Capra and her family. Children of Fate picks up the story 30 years on, showing Capra now separated from her husband, and the fates of her children.

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

Awards

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family

References

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1993 films

American documentary films

American black-and-white films

Documentary films about poverty

Documentary films about Sicily

1993 documentary films

Documentary films about families

Films set in Palermo

1990s English-language films

1990s American films

Sundance Film Festival award-winning films

Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family