Born with cleft lips and palates to indigenous Kogi and Uitoto parents, Maui’s and Santiago’s fates seem decided – they won’t survive. However, their fortunes turn. Taken in by adoptive and foster parents, they are growing into a life in between their indigenous and western civilization. “The Boys Who Lived” tells their remarkable story.
The extraordinary story of two unusual boys growing up at the crossroads of indigenous and western civilizations.