 Category: Destinos en Medio de Conflictos y Controversias
City of Men |Brazil, 2007, 110 min., color
Director: Paulo Morelli | Biography | Watch Trailer
Film Synopsis:
The segue to the Box office hit City of Gods, City of Men follows Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha) about to turn 18. Each boy has his own problems: Child, women, family, job, forgotten wishes and dreams. But their quest to discover things about their missing fathers' pasts will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas. | More Information >> |
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 Cocalero | Bolivia, Argentina, United States, 2006, 92 min., color
Director: Alejandro Landes | Biography | Watch Trailer
Film Synopsis:
Bolivia, 2005: Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian and union leader launches a seemingly impossible bid to become his country’s first indigenous president. A must for anyone interested in Latin America’s present and future, this fly-on-the-wall documentary reveals the personalities and politics behind one of the region’s most astounding stories. | More Information >> |
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 In the Valley of Elah | United States, 2007, 124 min., color
Director: Paul Haggis | Biography | Watch Trailer
Film Synopsis:
When model soldier Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker) mysteriously goes missing, shortly after returning to the U.S. from the front lines in Iraq, his career officer father Hank (Tommy Lee Jones), enlists the aid of police detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron) in the search for his son. His wife Joan (Susan Sarandon) also joins them to uncover the truth of his disappearance. Written and directed by Paul Haggis ("Crash"). Inspired by Mark Boal's Playboy Magazine article. | More Information >> |
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 Black Butterfly | Peru/España, 2006, 116 min., color
Director: Francisco Lombardi | Biography | Watch Trailer
Film Synopsis:
A young schoolteacher (Melania Urbina) faces the ugliness of the political climate when her fiancé, a judge, is murdered. Seeking explanation, she confronts the cynical, muckraking tabloid journalist (Magdyel Ugaz) who is spreading rumors about his death. This dark tale of revenge and corruption by Peruvian auteur Francisco Lombardi. It
is set right before the fall of Peru's President Alberto Fujimori in 2000. | More Information >> |
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