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Different from Whom?
Italy, 2009, 106 min.
A slapstick comedy about a handsome gay politician paired with a conservative woman in a campaign for mayor. They work together, fight and eventually have an affair which shakes their lives. But an alternative solution is at hand, and they grab it.... more
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For a Moment, Freedom
Austria, 2009, 110 min.
Combining realism, warmth, suspense, humor and tragedy, For A Moment, Freedom, centers on a group of weary Middle Eastern refugees who have made their way to Turkey to apply for European visas.... more
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Garbage Dreams
USA, 2009, 79 min.
With no organized sanitation in Cairo, the Zabbaleen, a minority group in Egypt, have for generations collected and recycled the city's garbage. Now, suddenly, foreign companies move in, recycling ceases, and the three Zabbaleen boys have to fight for their families' survival.... more
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I Saw the Sun
Turkey, 2009, 106 min.
With the introduction of the Turkish governments forced migration policies, the Kurdish Altun clan is wrenched from the Anatolian mountain village it has called home for generations. Spanning a period of 25 years, the film recounts the experiences of the family members.... more
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Kimjongilia
France, 2009, 75 min.
N.C. Heikin's documentary gives long overdue voice to those who've suffered under Kim Jong-il's reign. The film maintains a furious tone as it playfully mixes interviews, dance performances, propaganda films and animation. The result is a devastating indictment of one of the world's worst dictators.... more
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The Long Night
Syria, 2009, 93 min.
Three long-term political prisoners are suddenly released -- but why, and what awaits them? Elegant and cinematic, this intelligent political drama offers a searing indictment of contemporary Syrian life and politics, yet is universal in its intellectual, political and moral fury.... more
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
USA, 2009, 94 min.
On October 1, 1969, Daniel Ellsberg began smuggling a top-secret report about the history of the Vietnam War out of a safe in his office and, ultimately, into the pages of The New York Times. This gripping documentary explores the profound political and legal consequences that followed.... more
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Mugabe and the White African
Namibia, 2009, 94 min.
The tribulations of white farmer Mike Campbell and his family in Mugabe's Zimbabwe are brought to chilling life in this riveting Academy Award-shortlisted documentary. After Mugabe's "land reform" announcement led to farmers being assaulted and chased from their land, the Campbell clan fight.... more
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OSS 117: Lost in Rio
France, 2009, 100 min.
Twelve years after his adventures in Cairo, agent OSS 117 is back for another mission at the end of the world. He teams up with a sexy Mossad agent to capture a Nazi blackmailer. With a jubilantly retro score and a flair for using 1960s vocabulary to revisit colonial arrogance with biting satire.... more
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Sergio
USA, 2009, 94 min.
In late 2003, a bomb blows up the UN headquarters in Iraq, trapping the head of the UN's mission -- an extraordinary diplomat named Sergio Vieira de Mello -- and dozens of others inside. This expertly paced, Oscar-shortlisted documentary tells what happened on that fateful day.... more
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The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
India, 2009, 79 min.
With unusual intimate access, filmmakers Sonam and Sarin find a unique perspective on the Dalai Lama's trials and tribulations and follow him over an eventful year, including the 2008 protests in Tibet, the long march in India, the Beijing Olympics and the breakdown of talks with China.... more
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Sweet Crude
Nigeria, 2009, 93 min.
Ten percent of our oil supply comes from Nigeria, but few of us know the social and environmental devastation that the oil business wreaks there. This film exposes the corruption and the growing militant reaction to the politically irresponsible oil companies.... more
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Welcome
France, 2009, 110 min.
A smoothly crafted, emotionally affecting drama driven by powerful performances, Welcome focuses on illegal immigrants trying to reach England from Calais, and the risk taken by the French people who help them despite threats from the police.... more
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