I Am Because We Are
Trailer: I Am Because We Are
Year: 2008
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Semtex Films
Director: Nathan Rissman
Cast: Madonna, Paul Farmer, Desmond Tutu, Jeffrey Sachs, Bill Clinton, David Banda
Crew: Nathan Rissman (Director), Nathan Rissman (Cinematography), Madonna (Executive Producer), Steven Parker (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Angela Becker (Producer), Marc Shap (Camera Operator)
Runtime: 86 minutes
Release: Apr 24, 2008
IMDb: 8.80/10 by 8 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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