Documentary Films
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THE WORLD’S FIRST TEMPLE 2010, 80 min, HD, Turkey, Egypt |
India, 12,000 years ago there already was a sacred place on Earth.While challenging common beliefs on the history of civilization, the film takes the audience back to 12 thousand years ago, to Göbeklitepe, an archeological site recently found in SanliUrfa, Turkiye. The construction date of the “World’s First Temple” is thousands of years earlier than the most important symbols of ancient wisdom; such as the Stonehenge monument in England, or the Egyptian Pyramids.
SCREENING at Cannes : GRAY 5 – 17/05/2012 10:00
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SALAM RUGBY  Directed by Faramazh Beheshtidocumentary 52 min. HDTo purchase this film for home viewing please visit 411films.com |
Salam Rugby is the story of women’s rugby in Iran. The sport is relatively new to the country, though it was played by British oil workers since the 1920′s. Salam Rugby has been recognized by nearly a dozen documentary festivals around the world. The film offers a striking portrait of what might one day be called a turning point in history, for women’s rights in sport in Iran. Or will it? Salam Rugby offers a striking glimpse of sport, the women and the state of Iran, in a time of uncertainty. |
MY JOAN OF ARC
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French-Canadian Director Dany Chiasson’s personal journey breathes new life into the myth of Joan of Arc.Driven by the memory of her grandmother, Chiasson travels by horseback across France, retracing the medieval icon’s first 11-day ride over enemy land to meet the uncrowned King.Along the way, the filmmaker meets local people who animate the myth of the saint and help her to find a skylark. While the film explores the space between earth and sky, past and present, Chiasson uncovers the true nature of a search for heroism, faith, and for the sound of an elusive songbird.
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GOD SAVE MY SHOES  Directed by Julie Benasradocumentary 60 min. HDTo purchase this film for home viewing please visit 411films.com |
“God Save My Shoes” is the first documentary film to explore the intimate relationship women have with their shoes.To understand how shoes have come to hold such a pivotal place in pop culture, sexuality and women’s lives, God Save my Shoes turned to many of those who play a role in the global shoe phenomenon: Extreme shoe lovers, fashion historians and editors, psychologists, sex experts, shoe fetishists, and star designers Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, Walter Steiger, Pierre Hardy, Bruno Frisoni, and Robert Clergerie, along with such celebrities as Fergie, Kelly Rowland and Dita Von Teese.With its psychological, sociocultural, and erotic take—from ancient elevated soles to today’s skyscraping stilet- tos, from Marilyn Monroe to Sex & the City—God Save my Shoes brings an offbeat and captivating answer to the universally puzzling relationship between women and their shoes. To inquire about acquiring Salam Rugby for your territory contact us here
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ONE ALCOHOLIC TO ANOTHER  Documentary 40 min. HDTo purchase this film for home viewing please visit 411films.com |
To outsiders, Alcoholics Anonymous is often considered a cult. Eleanor Lanahan and Orly Yadin, two filmmakers of diverse perspectives, demystify an organization that has helped millions to achieve sobriety. They embark on a rollicking road trip, exploring the Vermont childhoods of AA’s pioneers, Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith. Humorous archival footage, informative interviews and lively arguments combine to examine centuries of religious movements and laws that repeatedly failed to curtail drinking. The heart of the film is its unique access to the testimony of AA members, their identities masked by hand-drawn animation. They openly discuss their experiences, and through their shared stories we glimpse the inner workings of an organization rarely depicted on film. Alcoholics Anonymous has been in existence for over 75 years. The film traces the orgnization’s roots in the Oxford Group and provides insight into the way it works today.
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THE CROSS AND THE TOWERS  Documentary 54 min. HD Directed by The Erwin BrothersTo purchase this film for home viewing please visit 411films.com |
September 11, 2011 – A day that will never be forgotten. A day when ordinary men and women would face the unbelievable, and experience what few ever dreamed or thought possible: a terrorist attack in the heart of New York claiming nearly three thousand lives and leaving a scene of incomprehensible destruction.As rescue and recovery began, a select group of men and women would be forced to endure their worst nightmare: living and working inside Ground Zero. Day after day they worked to restore the broken city. As weeks turned into months, a feeling if desperation and despair overwhelmed the hearts and minds of these people.Yet in the midst of the devastation, an amazing discovery would bring hope when it was needed most. Some called it a mere phenomenon, others saw it as miraculous. The media noted its appearance. Newspaper and television reporters sought to see it for themselves.Witness through firsthand accounts this stunning story of hope – a story that has never been told.
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RED SHIRLEY 28 min.- Sundance 2011 |
Red Shirley, a 99-year-old formally known as Shumalit Rabinowitz, is the star of this film co-directed by her cousin, none other than former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed. Rabinowitz lived through the devastation of the First World war; and fled Poland for Canada during the Second. At 19, she immigrated illegally to the U.S where she spent 47 years toiling at a New York textile factory. She tracked down her long-lost sisters in Palestine, engaged in union struggles and took part un the Civik Rights March on Washington D.C. Enhanced by its dark soundtrack – courtesy of Mr Reed, naturally – and judicious use of freeze frames, this intimate cousin-to cousin encounter is a fascinating distrillation of an individual’s unique experience over a vast expanse of 20th-century history. |
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Illegal Squaters. Anarchist Radicals. Devout christians.“Our House” documentary 58 min.-Official Selection Hot Doc 2010On Dan Taylor’s first day out of prison he had nowhere to go, and faced one of the most important choices of his life : to return to his past of drug addiction or to try for something better. Through a chance encounter the next day, he met Derek, a young Christian anarchist, who invited him to move into a new and very unusual comunity in Brooklyn. Called “Our House”, it was an alternative to the impersonal shelter system, providing the homeless a safe place where everyone lived communally (and illegally) in an abandoned Williamsburg warehouse. Besides a roof and healthy food, Dan also found new friends, a spiritual heaven in a makeshift ‘prayer tentand the hope of putting his life back together. But when the building is set for demolition to make way for luxury condos, Dan and the other residents must confront the invevitable end of their community and what that will mean for they futures.CLICK TO SEE “OUR HOUSE” TRAILER |
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“EGGSPLOITATION” documentary 40 min.-Nominated for Best Documentary in the California Independant Film Festival 2011 The infertility industry in the United States has grown to a multi-billion dollar business. What is tis main commodity? Human eggs. Young women all over the world are solicited by ads – via college campus bulletin boards, social media, online classifieds – offering up to $100,000 for their “donated” eggs, to “help make someone’s dream come true.” But who is this egg donor? Is she treated justly? What are the short and long-term risks to their health? The answers to these questions will disturb you… CLICK TO SEE “EGGSPLOITATION” TRAILER |
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“Blown” documentary 48 min.-Official Selection, Lausanne Energy Film Festival 2010In 2016, 154 Wind Turbines, each 145 meters high, will shape the Shetlands Islands landscape. Many private companies are developing huge scale renewable energy projects. But the majority of Shetlanders are stricly against a wind farm that they consider dangerous for the Shetland ecosystem. CLICK TO SEE “BLOWN” TRAILER |
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“Michael Jackson: The Untold Story of Neverland” documentary 48 min.-Official Selection Santa Barbara Film Festival 2010A frank and quite frankly surprising portrayal of the human and legal machinations surrounding Michael Jackson, given the sheer quantity of of media disinformation which has been published regarding his child molestation charges. His subsequent acquittal, did not in fact truly vindicate him, as the sheer mistrust in these proceedings by much of the general public leave a mark on the accused, even when there are no charges left. This film, is perhaps Michael’s true vindication, and a testimony to how far certain aspects of the justice system can stray, when dealing with high profile cases. CLICK TO SEE “MICHAEL JACKSON: THE UNTOLD STORY OF NEVERLAND” TRAILER |
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The Hidden Face of Suicide, Canada 2010, 58 min-Official Selection Montreal World Film Festival 2010-Winner Best Documentary Under 60 min, Heart of England Film Festival 2010-09-05In The Hidden Face of Suicide, filmmaker Yehudit Silverman enters the world of the survivors, those who have lost loved ones to suicide, and reveals their remarkable stories…“The Hidden Face of Suicide”, Directed by Yehudit Silverman.Many people have lost someone to suicide yet no one talks about it. it is simply taboo. This film finds a unique way to break this silence, by blending the director’s personal family story of secrets and silence with the stories of others touched by suicide, as well as the use of masks to uncover the hidden face of suicide. The film weaves the personal, the universal and art into a story of hope and inspiration.CLICK TO SEE “THE HIDDEN FACE OF SUICIDE” TRAILER |
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“Yours Truly Miss Chinatown”, USA,documentary 52 min. -Official Selection New York City International Film Festival 2010 -Official Selection Inner City Los Angeles Film Festival 2010 Synopsis: Every year, two dozen women compete for the crown of Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, one of the oldest and best known ethnic pageants in the world. “Yours Truly, Miss Chinatown” uncovers the intimate stories of three young women who vie for the title Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, while struggling to navigate two cultures with conflicting values. The crown is a link to the past, while their lives are a sign of the times. As the spectacle unfolds onstage, so does the drama of their lives – there are no pat beauty pageant answers to real life struggles with love, family, culture, and life as a modern woman.CLICK TO SEE “YOURS TRULY MISS CHINATOWN” TRAILER |
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Journey to Sundance 2009 87min and 52min, documentary With: Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Chaz Palminteri, John Malkovich, Javier Bardem, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek and many more celebritieDesperate filmmakers embark on a five-year journey to search for answers to the one true question in filmmaking; what is ‘independent film’ and when does it stop being independent and start being something else?They travel to ‘sundance’ to find the answers to their question.‘JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE’ examines, in a real-life and often emotional narrative, the crushing reality of the fierce competition of the motion picture industry, and the plight of many young directors. CLICK TO SEE “JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE” TRAILER |
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Life for a Child 2008, USA 30 min An award winning documentary dealing with Type 1 diabetes(Nov 14 is official International Diabetes Day worldwide)-Winner Cinequest FIlm Festival 2009, Official Selection Festival de Nouveau Cinema 2009, -Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2008, Official Selection Vienna Film Festival 2008, -Official Selection Heartland Film Fest 2008, Official Selection Festival de Nouveau Cinema 2009,-Official Selection Indiana Film Festival 2009Directors statement, Ed Lachman (Oscar nominated DP of Erin Brochovich, Virgin Suicides, Far From Heaven, The Fountain)All films are journeys but this film took me to Nepal, to film three stories about juvenile diabtetes. The lives of the families dealing with this problem are extremely challenging, but to be impoverished and living in a developing country with this disease is even more daunting. Diabetes is emerging as one of the most serious health problems of our time; a global epidemic with devastating human, social, and economic consequences. An alarming fact is that the disease claims as many lives per year as HIV/AIDS. While making the film I realized that diabetes touches everyone – either through family or someone we know. I was humbled by these families’ and children’s great strength and courage in overcoming their obstacles in dealing with diabetes.CLICK TO SEE “LIFE FOR A CHILD” TRAILER |
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Lines That Divide USA, 52 min. -Official Selection California Independent Film Festival 2010Stem cell technology: Miracle cure or biological colonialism?This film provides two completely different points of view in heated debate: Supporters argue it is our moral duty to pursue scientific progress that provides healing and hope for humanity. Detractors argue the ends do not justify the means in harvesting some human life to save others. The question might just come down to “who do you entrust with the power to re-invent mankind?”“LINES THAT DIVIDE”First, the viewer is introduced to the basic science of stem cells and how they are gathered for medical use. Embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells are both explained along with their similarities, differences and methods of procurement. Scientific issues are examined, such as the benefits, drawbacks, and scientific and medical results of both.The documentary also introduces the moral issues being argued in the public square – issues of human life and the medical utilization of embryos, as well as women’s health issues that arise from the procurement of eggs used in much of the research. Scientists, doctors and ethicists on both sides weigh in with their views.CLICK TO SEE “LINES THAT DIVIDE” TRAILER |
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American Savannah/La Savane Américaine 74 and 52 minutes, English and French versions HD”The First humorous film about the environment, “American Savannah” takes a playful yet probing look into America’s fascination with green lawns, and why it is we love them so much…From the gardens of Louis XIV to the deserts of Las Vegas, you will never see grass the same way again!-Special Jury Prize, International Documentary Forum Montreal, 2008-Official Selection Rendez-vous du Cinéma du Québec, February 2009CLICK TO SEE “AMERICAN SAVANNAH ENGLISH” TRAILER |
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Cracked Not Broken Canada, 52 min. (available USA and Canada only)As seen on HBO and Oprah, and in many countries worldwide, to over 100 million viewers. The story of a young lady who became a crack addict and a prostitute and decides to let us into her life….By Open Door ProductionsLisa is an incredibly intelligent and engaging crack-addicted mother from a priviledged background. In this film she allows a family friend and filmmaker Paul Perrier to capture an extraordinary slice of her life in real time.This raw 1 hour documentary challenges all of our stereotypes and assumptions about addiction and the addicted. Lisa was raised in an upper-class neighborhood in Toronto Canada. She went to the best schools. None of those were enough to protect her from a life of addiction and prostitution…CLICK TO SEE “CRACKED NOT BROKEN” TRAILER |
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“Independent America: The two-lane search for Mom and Pop“ , USA, 52min.As seen on Sundance Channel in the USA and many other outlets worldwide…CLICK TO SEE “INDEPENDENT AMERICA: Two-lane Searchfor Mom and Pop” TRAILER |
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Independent America: Rising from the Ruins, USA, 76 and 52min. An award winning documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans. Second film in a series about big box stores and local mom and pop businesses, this film take s close look at the economic and social challenges ahead for New Orleans as a cultural and economic epicenter. by Open Door ProductionsCLICK TO SEE “INDEPENDENT AMERICA: RISING FROM THE RUINS” TRAILER |
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Escape to Mauritius Czech Republic, 52 min.A exploration of Underwater nature in the breathtaking waters off Mauritius. Combining stories from the islands folk stories of ancient lovers, with stunning award winning underwater photography, this documentary is a refreshing change to the highly formatted nature documentary series which have become so popular.-Official Selection at the International festival Falstaff 2009 (UK) -Best Czech document in the International Festival Tourfilm 2009in Karlovy Vary.- Special Jury Award for extraordinaryUnderwater Photography. at Film Art & Tourism Festival 2010 in P?ock (PL)CLICK TO SEE “ESCAPE TO MAURITIUS” TRAILER |
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The Way of St-James Germany, 52 min.An inspirational journey along the famed Camino de Santiago trail, a gruelling and breathtaking 500 km. walk/hike, to the historic Santiago Cathedral, where the bones of St-James are purported to lay. This site has been a destination for pilgrams for more than 1200 years, long before eco-tourism became a fad. Expertly narrated by a walker of “The Way”, many stops and discoveries of this timeless heritage site await viewers. 2010 is a special year as a result of special religious calendars, resulting in higher traffic, and culminating in a papal visit for the first time, in November 2010.CLICK TO SEE “THE WAY OF ST-JAMES” TRAILER |
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Iceland, Future of Hope UK/Iceland, 52 min.In the aftermath of Iceland’s financial demise in recent years, followed by Major volcanic activity, Islanders have been forced to reconsider their priorities. Booming industries having drawn to a halt by financial troubles, while the community has re-invented itself, representing a major shift in economic-environmental politics right down to the very fabric of society. Does their management of this crisis represent the future of how other nations might rebuild once they too are swept into the great financial bubbles looming over several European countries?Featuring interviews with experts in renewable energy, innovation, organic farming, new business and sustainability. The film is realized by the stunning backdrop of some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes; thermal springs, active volcanoes, geysers and glaciers. From the midnight sun to the winter dark contrasted only by the snow. The documentary, produced by Heather Millard and directed by Henry Bateman, offers a catalyst for positive change both in Iceland and internationally.CLICK TO SEE “FUTURE OF HOPE” TRAILER |
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Mao, October 1949: The Parade of the Waking Giant, China, 2010 52 min.On 1st Oct 1949, Mao Zedong held a spectacularvictory celebration parade in Tian’anmen Squareto proclaim the establishment of a People’s Government.Australian Documentary maker Peter Du Cane discoversthat, almost unbelievably, 99.9% of the Chinese peoplecannot understand Mao Zedong when he speaks.CLICK TO SEE “Mao: October 1949″ TRAILER |
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Puyi: The Last Emperor, China 2010 – 2×52 min. or 1 x 101 min. Using recently unearthed archival footage and unpublished photographs the authorspresent a complete picture of the life of the Emperor, from coming to the throneat the age of three, to being a puppet ruler for the Japanese and finally victim of theCultural Revolution in one of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history.CLICK TO SEE “Puyi: The Last emperor” TRAILER |
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Cheating God Out of Christianity, USA 2010 52 min.Have Christians ‘cheated God’ out of Christianity ?Nineteenth-century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote that “millions of people through the centuries have little by little cheated God out of Christianity”.What did he mean? Was Christianity removed from the foundation laid by its founder?CLICK TO SEE “Cheating God out of Christianity” TRAILER |
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Message for the Seven Churches, USA 2010Just what do we really know about the the book called Apocalypse?Just what do we really know about John’s book of Revelation or Apocalypse, one of the most iconic pieces of modern western culture. From the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, to the battle of Armeggedon, the messages are sometimes hard to fully understand.CLICK TO SEE “Message to the Seven Churches” TRAILER |
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Quest For the Real Paul, USA 2010Did Paul steal Christianity from Jesus to make it a world religion?Journey through the Mediterranean region to the center of the Roman Empire and discover some of the myths and misconceptions that surround the apostle Paul and his teachings. CLICK TO SEE “Quest for the Real Paul” TRAILER |
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Roughcut Iran, 2009, 26 min. “An insiders perspective on the question of feminine identity in Iran ” A historic and unusual portrait of the image of the feminine body in Iranian society both historically and in the current regime..CLICK TO SEE “Roughcut” TRAILER |
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EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed, USA, 2008, 97 min., (NEW)Theatrical doc. 5.5M budget, (HD & 35mm avail) , no. 2 top grossing theatrical documentary in USA 2008, $ 8.5M Box Office, held no. 1 spot on Amazon.com (USA) for documentary DVD for over 1 month upon DVD release
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Frag, USA, 2008, 88 min. theatrical doc, HD (NEW)
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Pussycat Preacher, USA, 2008, theatrical & TV length documentary digital betacam, (picked up by Channel Four, UK)
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Leaving the Fold, Canada, 2008, documentary, 52min, HD
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Pond Hockey, USA, 2008, theatrical doc, (NEW)
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Kids with Cameras, USA, 2009, 52 min. (Market Premiere)”These kids are heroes and Koepenic their Pied Piper” -Kevin Spacey “Kids with Cameras” takes us on a whirlwind tour into an unlikely hollywood studio, where a group of kids with Autism in Southern California, explode onto the screen with creative self-expression through the magic of the creative process of cinematic expression.
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The Sound After The Storm, 88 & 52 min, Englishfeaturing:Lilian Boutté, Dr. Michael White, Armand “Sheik” Richardsonand The Next Generation Brass BandThree years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is part ghost town and part third world country. Well known musicians Lillian Boutté, Dr. Michael White and photographer Armand “Sheik” Richardson use jazz as a philosophy and tool to save themselves and their abandoned, crumbling city. The Sound After the Storm tells a story in which this “music born of slavery” is reborn in response to Katrina’s devastation.CLICK TO SEE “THE SOUND AFTER THE STORM” TRAILER |
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GIFTED 2009 66 min, completed extreme sports documentary Featuring some of the world’s champion waterskiers.Death defying jumps and razor precise slalom skiing against the backdrop of a top notch soundtrack in HD.Produced and directed by Brad Priekulis, “Gifted” features extreme water skiiing by Freddie Krueger, WillyAsher, Ryan Fitts, Karina Nowlan, Thomas Moore, Billy Suzy, Tom Asher, Damian Sharman, Trent Finlayson, Ian Trapp and many more.CLICK TO SEE “GIFTED” TRAILER |
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A War in Hollywood, Spain, USA, 2009, 92 & 52 min. HD (Market Premiere) Winner Best Documentary, New York Independent International Film & Video Festival-2009. Winner Best Documentary, Mollerussa’s “Som Cinema” Film Festival 2009 (Spain) Official Selection, Montréal’s World’s Films Festival 2009.. Official Selection, Mar del Plata Film Festival (Argentina) 2009 Official Selection Gaudí’s Awards 2010 (Catalan “Oscars”) Hollywood used the Spanish Civil War as a subject in more than 50 films. The defeat of the Democratic Spain left an “open wound” in the heart of liberal actors, directors and screenwriters who used affection towards democratic Spain as a symbolic feature to define the romantic spirit of their characters.CLICK TO SEE “A WAR IN HOLLYWQOOD” TRAILER |
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“Good Boys Go to Heaven, Bad Boys go to Europe” Tomsk, the “Athens” of Siberia. 2008.Oleg, 28, is about to move to Europe with his wife Anya. He is getting ready to leave his lifelong friends, family and the city where he has spent his whole life. Meanwhile, students and young artists are developing themselves in the city: the flirty Tunisian student, the female entrepreneur, the saturday-night-car-game aficionados, the underground musicians…CLICK TO SEE “Good Boys Go To Heaven, Bad Boys Go To Europe” TRAILER |
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Mission TV: 13.x 26 minDiscover the inner workings a a group dedicated to working in mission fields, bringing needed help to a wide range of commmunities. |
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In the future, Joseph enters a bookshop searching for an Italian writer. While he searches for the name “Firenze” in the database, he recounts the story of a woman he had met 30 years previously.
Lisbon, 2007: Joseph is a tormented American seminarian, a member of Opus Dei, who has come to Lisbon to help organize an exhibition of the Franciscan Order in Lisbon’s Cathedral. The exhibition brings to Portugal a legendary mirror, “The Mirror of St. Francis of Assisi”, that was said to have allowed St Francis to see the next morning.
On the day of his departure, Joseph, at the train station, literally bumps into Giulia, a beautiful and irreverent Italian writer with whom he establishes an immediate chemistry. Giulia tells Joseph she came to Lisbon to try to find a mysterious Portuguese singer who her father had a relationship with in Lisbon before he left to fight for the Portuguese in their colonial war. In the final letters that this woman had sent to Giulia’s father, her passion and feeling of abandonment seemed to be driving her to insanity. She was obviously unaware that an accident of war left her loving soldier with no memories of his past and unable to respond. Giulia came to Lisbon to bring the tragic news of her father’s death and to return her the letters… but the singer has seemed to disappear.
Joseph, fascinated by her story, suggests that he and Giulia take advantage of the 12 hour of delay of their trains, caused by the Pope’s visit to Portugal, to try to find the lost singer. The two depart on a journey around Lisbon, and discover a mystical city where they experience an adventure of mutual discovery, of attraction, of secrets and revelations… and of intimacy and desire.
Seemingly, the loneliest boy in the world has met the saddest girl and they can only fail to share a future togetherÖ yet, both with a tragic past, the new revelations and the old secrets draw them even closer…
Then Giulia promises Joseph: “If one day you find my book, youíll find me as well.”