Crying

I love that scene. She is frustrated but she has to figure it out for herself. They can not do it for her. Nothing is wrong with crying, its how babies (and even adults sometimes) express themselves. It was just her feeling the frustration, she will get over it.

Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.

Their babies, they cry.

clearly NOT a parent.

As an early childhood educator, I know the value of letting a child figure something out on his or her own, but also, as an advocate for attachment/natural/gentle parenting, I empathize with you on this.

Interestingly, Ponijao (Namibian)'s mother also felt the same way:

What were your and Ponijao’s reactions to the movie?

[...]When the baby who was playing [i.e., Mari] and was trying to put something on a pole, then she fell down, I was thinking the mother [did] not hear the woefulness of the baby’s crying. I wanted to tell the mother to be close to the baby.[...]

From http://focusfeatures.com/article/babies___meet_the_parents

I think everyone laughed at Mari's temper tantrums, though. She was generally left on her own a fair bit. It is our natural instinct to comfort babies, but so often we're told not to, we'll spoil baby, etc.

In general, it's an extended observation of parenting in four specific parts of the world.