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Undercover in a nursing home at the age of 83

Undercover in a nursing home at the age of 83

FromLives Less Ordinary


Undercover in a nursing home at the age of 83

FromLives Less Ordinary

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Aug 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After his wife died, 83-year-old Sergio Chamy was feeling lost and alone, so when he spotted a job advert in a newspaper looking for gentlemen in their 70s to 90s, he answered it. He was more than a little surprised when he found out what the job actually involved: going undercover at a nursing home for the elderly in his native Chile. What he discovered there has inspired a national conversation in Chile about the loneliness and sadness often experienced by the elderly. Sergio's time undercover at the home in 2017 was filmed and released as a documentary called The Mole Agent which was nominated for an Oscar this year - Sergio and his daughter Dalal attended the ceremony in Los Angeles. Outlook's Jane Chambers has been speaking to both of them.

Film clips from The Mole Agent came courtesy of Micromundo Productions.

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Presenter: Jane Chambers
Producer: June Christie

Picture: Sergio Chamy, undercover agent
Credit: Micromundo
Released:
Aug 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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