Over the weekend Bologna hosted its 4th edition of the film festival Terra di Tutti

I went on Saturday and spent 3 hours watching documentaries about current events around the world, some which I had never heard of.

The one that touched me the most was by Lebanese filmmaker Dima Al-Joundi, Maid for Sale.
It is about young poverty stricken women in Sri Lanka who leave their families to work in Lebanon for a 100€ a month for 5 years. The conditions are so terrible that the women sometimes resort to suicide.

Here is a short clip of a scene from the documentary:

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