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BUFFALO BOY
Nguyen-Vô Nghiem-Minh
Vietnam, 2004
In this powerful coming-of-age story set in rural 1940s Vietnam, a young man takes up with a rough band of nomadic buffalo herders and discovers freedom, violence and love - but also secrets about his past that will change his life forever.
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DAUGHTER OF KELTOUM
Mehdi Charef
Algeria, 2001
A 19 year-old Swiss woman returns to her birthplace in the mountains of Algeria to find her mother, who she has never met. Accompanied by her aunt, she encounters adventure, hardships and a family secret.
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FUSE
Pjer Zalica
Bosnia Herzegovina, 2003
A small Bosnian town is turned upside down as it prepares for a visit by then-President Bill Clinton. The community tries to tidy up appearances, but a delusional former police chief and a scheming black marketeer threaten to ruin things for everyone.
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HOLLOW CITY
Maria João Ganga
Angola, 2004
Set in the aftermath of revolution in Luanda, Angola’s capital, a runaway orphan wanders the streets meeting a cast of characters, while a missionary nun searches for him throughout the bewildering and dangerous city.
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KABALA
Assane Kouyaté
Mali, 2002
A young man leaves his village in disgrace after a tribal ceremony reveals the truth about his birth. Returning years later, he is determined to convince the village elders to use modern ways to mend the contaminated holy well.
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LILI'S APRON
Mariano Galperin
Argentina, 2004
Lili and Ramon, a middle-aged couple, both lose their jobs during Argentina’s economic crisis. Faced with repossession of all they have, Lili suffers a breakdown and Ramon is forced to take a job that he is so ashamed of, he keeps it from his wife.
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TODAY AND TOMORROW
Alejandro Chomski
Argentina, 2003
A young aspiring actress, unable to pay her long overdue rent, is forced to take up streetwalking for one night in the dark corners of Buenos Aires.
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UNIFORM
Diao Yinan
China, 2003
A young tailor, struggling to pay his father’s medical bills and simultaneously gain the attentions of a pretty girl, discovers a solution for both problems: a policeman's uniform, left in the family shop. New-found power, authority and revenue opportunities abound.
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WHAT'S A HUMAN ANYWAY?
Reha Erdem
Turkey, 2004
Set in modern Istanbul, Turkey, a cheerful Ali tries to recover his memory in the aftermath of a jewelry store robbery. But it’s his friends, family and neighbors whose lives seem chaotic. |
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WHISKY
Juan Pablo Rebella & Pablo Stoll
Uruguay, 2004
The deadpan style of Jim Jarmusch meets Aki Kaurismaki's wry sensibility in this perversely funny story set in Montevideo, Uruguay. When Jacobo, a lonely sock factory owner, hears about the impending visit of his irritatingly cheerful brother Herman, who he hasn’t seen in years, he enlists his faithful assistant Marta to pretend to be his wife.
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