Product Details

• Actors: Bill Clinton, Madonna, Desmond Tutu, Jeffrey D. Sachs
• Directors: Nathan Rissman
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Virgil Films and Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: October 20, 2009
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002GNOSFM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,421 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "I Am Because We Are" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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I AM BECAUSE WE ARE - DVD Movie

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am Because WE Are, August 14, 2009

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James B. Teal (DeLand, Fl USA) - See all my reviews
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I saw the entire movie when it was free on HULU and I'll buy it because it truly touched me.

The stories told by the village people in the country of Malawi are surprising to anyone who has no idea where in the world this country is, and even to anyone who has never left the United States. There is a different world out there and I'm glad Madonna chose to create this film to tell her story to the world.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am because we are is a NEED IT TO WATCH, November 20, 2009

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M. Mas "MIMAS" (los angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a great documentary, and I found very well done made it and informative. Make me wondering many things... and the most loving more the children and their needs, and trying to see how I can help them more. Bravo Madonna.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars like they say, in for a penny, in for a pound, August 15, 2009

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This review is from: I Am Because We Are (DVD)

"I Am Because We Are" is Madonna's 2008 documentary film that she produced (throughout 2005-2007) about the ravages of poverty, AIDS and lack of education in the African nation of Malawi where her 2 adpoted children are from. Madonna also appears as herself in the film, too. The film includes subtitles, as well as English speaking audio, in addition to color and even some grainy black and white video clips. "I Am Because We Are" is interesting and even shocking in some parts of it, but none of the information is new or even creative. Instead, perhaps Madonna knew that she could get her message out there if she produced this film and simply did not put much effort into it. She did get several high-profile dignitaries to appear on-camera for interviews, including Bishop Tutu and Bill Clinton (I wonder why she didn't ask President Bush?) All proceeds from this film go to Madonna's non-profit charity, Raising Malawi. The film has been shown on on-demand cable outlets around the country as well as on various video sharing sites free of charge; except for a Turkish DVD that came out earlier this year, this is the first DVD.