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As if I Am Not There
Ireland, 2010, 109 min.
A harsh dose of realism about the Bosnian War of the 1990s, director Wilson’s drama chronicles the fate of a schoolteacher forced into sexual slavery by Serbian soldiers. This depiction of the horrors of war from a woman’s point of view will stay with you.... more
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Cirkus Columbia
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2010, 113 min.
Oscar-winner Tanovic here revisits the milieu of his first film, No Man's Land, using the absurdist tale of a man returning to his native Herzegovinian village in 1991 to illustrate the beginnings of the bloody internecine strife in Bosnia. Winner, Audience Award, Sarajevo Film Festival.... more
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Even the Rain
Spain, 2010, 104 min.
An idealistic young director has to move production of his period piece to Bolivia so as to save on labor costs. There he encounters a population in civic upheaval. This powerful and layered film lays bare the hypocrisies of a post-colonial world where injustices to the dispossessed continue uncheck... more
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Garbo: The Spy
Spain, 2009, 89 min.
A fascinating account of an extraordinary Spanish double agent who helped change the course of history during WWII. The peak of “Garbo”’s career came in 1944, when he succeeded in diverting German defense forces to Calais while the Allied landings were taking place in Normandy. After this, he retire... more
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Habermann
Germany, 2010, 100 min.
A gripping story of a Sudetenland village transformed through extraordinary events, vividly illustrating the ways in which the best and worst of human nature emerge in the face of war and its aftermath.... more
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Henry of Navarre
Germany, 2010, 153 min.
Protestants and Catholics at war in 16th-century France serve as the backdrop for this rousing epic—replete with bloody battles, bawdy sex, and delicious royal-court duplicity—tracing the rise of the protestant Henry, who went on to become the country’s beloved King Henry IV.
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Imani
Uganda, 2009, 78 min.
In the course of just one day in contemporary Uganda, we venture into the seemingly unrelated lives of a child soldier, a maid, and a hip hop dancer. A refreshing snapshot of a country settling into a new national identity with richly drawn characters and vivid cinematography.... more
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The Man Who Will Come
Italy, 2009, 117 min.
The Marzabotto massacre of 1944 marks one of the darkest moments of Italian history. Through the eyes of a little child and her rural family, World War II takes on a new perspective, and the tale of the infamous event is permeated with hope, despite much brutal suffering.... more
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Of Gods and Men
France, 2010, 120 min.
Rising fundamentalist violence in Algeria forces a band of French monks to decide whether to flee or remain at the monastery where they have been for many years. A compassionate plea for understanding between cultures in a violent world. Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival.... more
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The Poll Diaries
Germany, 2010, 134 min.
On the eve of World War I, a 14-year-old German girl returns to her home on the Baltic coast, a place uneasily shared by Germans, Russians and Estonians. While her morbid scientist father controls the family with a cruel hand, the passionate teen secretly nurses a wounded Estonian anarchist back to ... more
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Precious Life
Israel, 2010, 90 min.
Set against the backdrop of Israel's 2008-09 blockade of Gaza and its military offensive there, Israeli television correspondent Shlomi Eldar's personal, provocative documentary offers a feast for debate and was named to the long list of potential documentary Academy Award nominees.... more
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A Screaming Man
Chad, 2010, 88 min.
Confirmed as one of Africa's preeminent film artists, Haroun returns to themes of family and loyalty in war-torn Chad. When proud hotel swimming pool attendant Adam loses his precious job to his own son, he makes a decision that he will forever regret. Winner, Special Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festiva... more
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Solemn Promise
Serbia, 2010, 108 min.
When a Serbian school principal is called away to serve in the First World War, his Albanian servant swears a solemn oath to protect the master’s pretty, young Slovenian wife. Their ensuing relationship provides a paradigm of the profound ethnic and class divisions of early 20th century Europe.... more
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Son of Babylon
Iraq, 2010, 91 min.
In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, a young Kurdish boy and his grandmother set out in search of his father, arrested and missing since the Gulf War. Against the backdrop of the U.S. occupation, they make their way through a country in ruins, from prison to mosque to mass grave. ... more
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