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Asma’a
Egypt, 2011, 96 min.
Devout, careworn widow Asma’a has a secret. She is HIV-positive in a world where the disease is still stigmatized. Ultimately, the host of a daring TV show inspires Asma’a to speak out and fight back – both against her illness and social ignorance.... more
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Cairo 678
Egypt, 2010, 100 min.
Tackling the issue of sexual harassment, which continues to plague Egyptian society, this social issues drama focuses on three women from different backgrounds. Cairo 678 forces viewers to question assumptions and prejudices while refusing to offer up easy answers.... more
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Love in the Medina
Morocco, 2011, 113 min.
In this colorful melodrama, a young man from a conservative Moroccan family infuriates his father when he decides to become a butcher. Soon he discovers that there is only one thing that he loves more than choice cuts… Women.... more
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Lucky
South Africa, 2011, 100 min.
Although they do not speak the same language, a South African AIDS orphan learns about life and love through an unlikely bond with an elderly Indian lady with a pathological fear of Africans.... more
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On The Edge
France, 2011, 106 min.
In the demimonde of nocturnal Tangier, four street-smart young women struggle to escape their poverty turning tricks and pawning stolen valuables. Winner: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Taormina Film Festival.... more
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Run for Life
Serbia, 2011, 72 min.
A moving, humanist tale about three Ethiopian long distance runners who defect to Serbia in the hope of improving their lives, and the filmmaker who becomes more a part of their story than he intends.... more
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