Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Big Kids Productions
• DVD Release Date: May 4, 2010
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1604800496
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,967 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Families of the World Series offers a documentary-style "day in the life" glimpse into how people in different countries live from a child's point of view. In 'Families of Panama,' meet Juan Diego, a nine-year-old boy from Panama City, where he lives with his parents, grandparents and younger brother Francisco. Living in this "crossroad of the world" (connects two continents and two oceans), Juan Diego attends school where he learns Spanish, English and takes swimming lessons while his father works as a supermarket bank teller and his mother as an industrial engineer in an airline shipping department. On Saturday, Juan Diego attends his scout meeting and then it's off to enjoy the school festival complete with music, costumes, food and balloons. On Sunday, he goes to church with his family, followed by a BBQ dinner and two birthday parties, one for a friend and one to celebrate Francisco turning five. After lots of cake and a successful piñata breaking, it's off for a good night's sleep.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very educational, September 27, 2009

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Jennifer Bogart "@ Quiverfullfamily.com" (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Families Of Panama (DVD)

Families of Panama captured our attention with a factual description of how the Panama canal operates during an explanation of how important rain is to Panama's economy. I doubt that I'll ever forget that the least amount of money paid to cross the canal was $0.36 for a man who swam the 50-mile canal in ten days, and the most was nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Somewhat obscure facts such as these become much more memorable when related in context. Parents may want to note that one of the episodes on the disc does contain a performance of some native dancers whose breast tissue is not entirely covered.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Muy Real, February 21, 2010

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Dan Saeterdalen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Families Of Panama (DVD)

Es un film sencillo que muestra la realidad de las personas en el campo y en la ciudad durante la ninez. Yo me veo reflejada en en nino de la ciudad, asi es como recuerdo mi vida. Me gusto porque muestra una cara de los panamenos que los filmes a americanos y europeos no muestra de los panamenos. Lo que los del norte muestran es a los drogadictos e incultos de nuestro pais y esa es lamentablemente la impresion que dejan de lo que nosotros somos. Este film muestra sin exageraciones de ninguna indole lo que los panamenos realmente somos: gente que aspira y lucha para salir de su estatus tercermundista.