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Anderson Sa was a drug dealer in one of Rios\' most notorious favelas (slums) until he decided in the early 90\'s to channel his leadership and charisma to a constructive cause and was one of the fathers of the socio-musical Afro-Reggae movement. Ever since Sa and his friends started recruiting...
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The Screaming Men\’s Choir from Oulu, North Finland is a unique phenomenon. The choir, a fruition of a crazy idea brought up during casual conversation in a pub 15 years ago, has become a popular show throughout Europe. The men in the choir do not sing, they scream. The contrast of the...
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The actor Severdan Bajram, takes the role of moderator in our encounter with the residents of the Macedonian town of Shuto Orizary, or Shutka for short. The inhabitants of Shutka, the capital of the Gypsies, hold world records in the most bizarre and surreal areas possible. From a collection of...
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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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Jerusalem is Proud to Present depicts how in 2006 a specific, emotionally charged point of contention was added to the familiar list of political and religious antagonisms in this city: the organization of the Pride Parade. The parade, chaste because without nudity, would make a statement across...
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As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed peoples lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before. In The Future Is Unwritten, from British...
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The incredible survival story of the Uruguayan rugby team that survived a plane
crash in 1972 and managed to stay alive for more than ten weeks on a 4000
metre high glacier in the Andes 35 years later, is as spectacular as ever.
Not in the least because they were forced to eat human flesh....
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In Between is about noon, the mid-day, in between dawn and dusk, about a city in between layers
of cultures. The film depicts the sun dials as well as people of Istanbul. Istanbul at noon in
a summer day;
a cross continental metropolis literally on two continents - Asia and Europe; a...
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A documentary on Chicago-native Freddy Cole, the
lesser-known, yet equally talented younger brother of Nat "King" Cole. At
age 77, Freddy Cole is, at last, being widely recognized for his amazing
musical talent.
The film examines the complicated journey of creating a career in the...
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