International Film Festival - London 17 -26 March 2010

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  • BUDRUS introduces us to Ayed Morrar—an unlikely Palestinian community organiser—who unites both Palestinians and Israelis to save his village from the wall.

    Director:
    Julia Bacha
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    78m
  • Follow filmmaker Thet Sambath as he uncovers terrifying personal explanations for the Cambodian genocide by allowing the perpetrators to speak for themselves.

    Director:
    Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    94m
  • With a broad scope and intimate style, GOOD FORTUNE portrays surprising stories of human perseverance in the face of projects that may be doing more harm than good.

    Director:
    Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    73m
  • Two young couples leave their respective countries—Albania and Serbia—to realise all their dreams in Western Europe, synonymous but their dreams quickly disappear in the face of the harsh realities.

    Director:
    Goran Paskaljevic
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    95m
  • Targeted by prison officials for being members of the Black Panther Party and for fighting against prison conditions, the Angola 3 were convicted of the murder of a prison guard—with no physical evidence and no credible eyewitnesses.

    Director:
    Vadim Jean
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    84m
  • The untold story of Iranian secularists through three fascinating characters—each from a distinct social, economic and educational background but all sharing a love for their motherland and a need for a country free from political repression and theocracy.

    Director:
    Davoud Geramifard
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    68m
  • Master filmmaker Raoul Peck takes us to a hilltop fortress in Haiti where we watch the nation’s President disintegrate before our eyes—destroyed by a combination of his own paranoia and an increasingly absurd political situation.

    Director:
    Raoul Peck
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    107m
  • MRS. GOUNDO'S DAUGHTER tells the moving story of one Malian mother’s fight for asylum in the US to protect her two-year-old daughter from female genital cutting.

    Director:
    Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    60m
  • Journalist P. Sainath writes about the thousands of farmers who commit suicide each year due to poverty and the inability to repay debts, exposing a lack of social justice and a huge wealth disparity within India.

    Director:
    Deepa Bhatia
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    56m
  • Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi opens up a world that few outside of it know, showing that urban-under-30s in Tehran may have more in common with their peers in any big city than people realise

    Director:
    Bahman Ghobadi
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    101m
  • Director:
    Robert Connolly
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    111m
  • Comics Jacob and Simon, together with director Mads Brügger, who poses as their manager, get permission to put on a show in Pyongyang, North Korea as a form of cultural exchange.

    Director:
    Mads Brügger with Co-director Johan Stahl
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    87m
  • A comprehensive look at the tension between the Dalai Lama's efforts to find a peaceful solution and the impatience of the younger generation, provoking questions about the ‘right’ way forward and what that means for the future of Tibet.

    Director:
    Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    79m
  • What price must one pay to bring back the story or image that will make a difference? What price must those around one pay? And how does the survivor carry on?

    Director:
    Danis Tanovic
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    99m
  • The story of the sensational trial of Issa Sesay at Special Court for Sierra Leone - a case that illustrates both the complexities of achieving justice and addressing a nation's traumatic past.

    Director:
    Rebecca Richman Cohen
    Year of Production:
    2010
    Running time:
    83m
  • WOMEN WITHOUT MEN weaves together the stories of five women against the backdrop of the American- and British-backed coup that brought down Prime Minister Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah in 1953.

    Director:
    Shirin Neshat, In collaboration with Shoja Azari
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    95m
  • Young people are on the frontlines of many of the world’s human rights crises, but it’s all too rare that we get to hear their point of view.

    Special discounts available for students and groups. Email ypclondon@hrw.org

    Director:
    Year of Production:
    2009
    Running time:
    71m