Tony Saint Hilare, Ingrind Rivas, Jose
Rafael Lantigua, Natasha Despotovich, Enegildo Pena, Jose
d'Laura
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Santiago
Captain Abu Raed, Jordan's
first dramatic feature in 50 years, is a universal
story of friendship, inspiration, forgiveness,
sacrifice and heroism. Abu Raed (Nadim Sawalha), an
elderly lonely airport janitor, always dreamt of
seeing the world, but only experienced it through
books and encounters with air travellers.
Listen
to fragment of interview with Rana Sultan, Lead
actress in
Captain Abu Raed
In The Path (El camino),
an impressively assembled feature debut from
Chilean-Iraqi helmer Ishtar Yasin two hapless
Nicaraguan children, Saslaya, a 12-year-old girl, and
her brother Darío set out on a journey across the
border in Costa Rica in search of their mother who
emigrated to neighboring Costa Rica eight years
earlier.
Listen
to fragment of interview with Ishtar Yasin, Director
of
El Camino
The Pope´s impending visit to a
small Uruguayan town stimulates a flurry of activity
among the poorest residents, who hope to strike it
rich by catering to the needs of the 50,000 expected
pilgrims. Brimming with enthusiasm, the villagers not
only hope for divine blessing, but above all for a
small share of material happiness.
Listen
to fragment of interview with Serge Catoire, Producer,
The Pope's Toilet
Teo’s Journey is the
harrowing story of friendship between two boys who,
trapped on the border of the United States and México,
have to search for their missing father on their own,
although this means crossing the desert that has taken
the lives of so many undocumented travelers.
Listen
to fragment of interview with Lourdes García, Producer,
Teo's Journey
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