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In March 2001, the ruling Taliban deliberately destroyed one of the worlds foremost cultural and historical sites, the immense Buddhas of Bamiyan. It caused an international furor. However, the hundreds of refugee families who now live among the ruins in Bamiyans caves received significantly less...
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Marie spent most of her life behind bars after being convicted for drug offenses. Maggie, an Irish nomad is serving time for use of Crack and robbery. Seline & Natasha are French sisters sentenced for 18 years on smuggling drugs. Sam attempted to burn her husband and stabbed her brother. Theresa...
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Shahar is an unemployed filmmaker. His father, Sleiman, a strict 82 year old Yemenite, is unhappy with Shahar\'s life style. The golden age of Sleimans life was his service in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army during WWII, of which he constantly bragged to his sons. As an incentive for his...
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The film re-discovers one of the most incredible dance phenomena that world has ever seen.
Originally known as B-boying, breakdancing was an urban dance form that originated from the street of New York City during the seventies.
Along the Emceeing, Graffiti and DJing, B-boying served as...
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Copyright © 2007 Warner Independent Pictures
A story of hope in the midst of one of humanity’s darkest hours - a call to action for people everywhere to end the catastrophe unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. In this documentary, the struggles and achievements of six different individuals from...
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Copyright © 2007 Sony Pictures Classics
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains is an intimate, surprising encounter with President Jimmy Carter. Following the path of Mr. Carter\'s recentcontroversial book tour for Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, AcademyAward©-winning director...
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Copyright © 2007 Magnolia Pictures
A history of world terrorist movement as told through the story of the enigmatic figure Jacques Verges.
Communist, anti-colonialist, right-wing extremist? What convictions guide the moral mind of Jacques Vergès?
Barbet Schroeder...
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Copyright © 2007 Palisades Pictures
From producer Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and director Rob VanAlkemade,
“What Would Jesus Buy?” examines the commercialization of Christmas in America while following
Reverend Billy and the...
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TO-GATHER is a video documentary which reflects upon historical phenomenon of a mass immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel at the beginning of the 90\’s. It is offering a range of perspectives on the issues of “Russians” in Israeli society.
The film reflects these people\’s hopes and attitudes...
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