The Bitter Side Of Sweet Chapter Summaries

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The Bitter Side of Sweet EXT. - In a desert on the road - Day

We enter on a desert scene

SIMRAN
Have you ever wondered about the people who make the flavorful chocolate you eat?

YASHITA
The sweet, rich flavored, mouth watering chocolate that you eat isn’t so sweet when you hear the dark side of the story. Here’s the dark side of chocolate. The Bitter Side of Sweet

Screen opens on two boys and a girl walking on a road in the desert. Zooms in to one boy and Simran says

VISHAL
Three brave children: Amadou, Seydou, and Khadija all work in the horrific cacao plantation, and are trying to escape from it. These children make the chocolate you eat. They get beaten by older men, who are their bosses. They work 18 hours a day for 7 days

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