Children of the Pyre [SEP] director
Children of the Pyre
Children of the Pyre ("Ta paidia tis pyras") is a 2008 film documentary directed and produced by Rajesh S. Jala. The film documents the stories of seven children who cremate dead bodies and steal cremation shrouds at India's largest crematorium, Manikarnika, on the banks of the Ganges. Jala, also the cinematographer, shot over 100 hours of footage at the crematorium and surrounding sites, including candid interviews with the seven children described in the film, who discuss their difficult life cremating dead bodies
Pyre (disambiguation)
A pyre is a structure used to burn a body as part of a funeral rite or execution.
Pyre or pyres may also refer to:
- Pyre (character), a Marvel Comics character
- "Pyre" (video game), a 2017 action role-playing video game
- "Children of the Pyre", a 2008 documentary film
- "Eternal Pyre", a 2006 EP by Slayer
- "Funeral Pyre", a 1981 single by The Jam