Explore The Slumdogs in The East of Hanoi

The low-lying land under Long Bien Bridge in the middle of the Red River in Hanoi is a hidden place unknown to city dwellers. Here, 20 illegal households live in 13sqm floating houses. Over the past 15 years, this land has been a place for immigrants and landless citizens to find safety and build new lives. In 2006, a local documentary film director worked with 7 children in the boat slum and created the first child-made documentary film called Green Meadow. For these children, life in a village of 20 houses floating on the river is not only poor and full of hardship, but also filled with love and care. Living in a place which most people would consider as a precarious existence, the children think this home of theirs is heaven.