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18 Ius Soli: Il diritto di essere italiani
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Child of the Forest
Code Name: Butterflies
Às vezes, a coragem para se fazer a revolução vem de onde você menos espera. Na ilha caribenha da República Dominicana, 1960, há um povo em apuros, sofrendo sob a cruel tirania de Rafael Trujillo, o ditador mais sanguinário da história latino-americana. Três belas e notáveis irmãs - Patria, Minerva e Maria Teresa Mirabal - estão decididas a derrubar o governo que seus pais, irmãos e maridos não poderiam. Agora, pela primeira vez, a história será contada na televisão: a história das Borboletas (o nome de código das irmãs Mirabal) e seus corajosos esforços para derrubar um dos ditadores mais cruéis do mundo. É uma história cheia de suspense, sobre donas de casa e mães que subiram a alturas extraordinárias em um tempo extraordinário. Os Mirabals são um símbolo dos homens e mulheres de todas as Américas que viveram sob ditadores como Trujillo, que pilhas os tesouros nacionais e escravizados seu próprio povo. Eles representam os poucos corajosos em qualquer idade que ousam arriscar suas vidas para os direitos humanos e a democracia. "Nome de código: Butterflies" apresenta entrevistas exclusivas com os parentes, amigos e outros lutadores pela liberdade de Mirabal, e traz revelações dos partidários de Trujillo, que contam o lado negro da história. O documentário se baseia em fotografias, clipes de filme e cartas, e é apoiado por dramáticas recriações de cenas-chave. Ninguém será capaz de esquecer esta história dramática e inspiradora.
Sometimes the courage for revolution comes from where you least expect it. The sun-soaked Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic, 1960. An embattled people, suffering under the cruel tyranny of Rafael Trujillo, the most blood-thirsty dictator in Latin American history. Three beautiful and remarkable sisters--Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa Mirabal--who are resolved to overthrow a government that their fathers, brothers, and husbands could not. Now for the first time the real story will be told on television: the story of the Butterflies (the code-name of the Mirabal sisters) and their courageous efforts to bring down one of the world's most ruthless dictators. It is a suspense-filled tale, about simple and ordinary housewives and mothers who rose to extraordinary heights in an extraordinary time. The Mirabals are a symbol of the men and women of all of the Americas who have lived under dictators like Trujillo, who pillages national treasuries and enslaved their own people. They represent the courageous few in any age who dare to risk their lives for human rights and democracy. "Code Name: Butterflies" is filled with powerful exclusive interviews with the Mirabal's relatives, friends, and other freedom fighters, and behind-the-scenes revelations by Trujillo supporters, who tell the dark side of the story. The documentary draws on photographs, film clips and letters, and is supported by dramatic recreations of key scenes. No one will be able to forget this dramatic and inspiring story.
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Dust
A group of former miners from the mountainous villages of Sichuan take on the government in their bid to get compensation for the deadly lung disease pneumoconiosis. He Bing is a fighter. He has pneumoconiosis; his father has pneumoconiosis, as does his brother. Another brother has already died from the disease. T...
A group of former miners from the mountainous villages of Sichuan take on the government in their bid to get compensation for the deadly lung disease pneumoconiosis. He Bing is a fighter. He has pneumoconiosis; his father has pneumoconiosis, as does his brother. Another brother has already died from the disease. Together with his comrade in arms, Chen Xiezhong, He Bing travels back to the dust-filled mines where they contracted the disease in ord...
A group of former miners from the mountainous villages of Sichuan take on the government in their bid to get compensation for the deadly lung disease pneumoconiosis. He Bing is a fighter. He has pneumoconiosis; his father has pneumoconiosis, as does his brother. Another brother has already died from the disease. Together with his comrade in arms, Chen Xiezhong, He Bing travels back to the dust-filled mines where they contracted the disease in order to file a lawsuit against the government. Chen Xiezhong has done more than anyone to bring the miners together, but the disease eventually took its toll and he passed away in 2012. As a final gesture, he donated his corneas for research at the hospital that had taken care of him in his last months.
The miners are under constant pressure, harassment, and intimidation from the local authorities who see them as threats to social stability. But they never give up. The battle for compensation is continued by Hu Qihong, who grew up in the same village as Chen Xiezhong, and who has now married, Zhao Mingxiu, the widow of another villager who died from pneumoconiosis. We travel back home with Hu Qihong to see first-hand the devastation that this terrible disease, combined with the heartless attitude of local officials, has wrought in this picturesque but profoundly sad mountain village.
Director’s Note:
Pneumoconiosis is the by far the most prevalent occupational disease in China. Statistics reveal that China is home to over six million people with pneumoconiosis. Many of them have already died of this disease, and more will follow.
Our film crew investigates the stories of several workers from Muchuan County in Sichuan, who have all contracted pneumoconiosis while working in the mines. We focus on the worker activists who are standing up for their rights and demanding compensation. Life is hard and the challenges are many, but these enlightened individuals are striding out on the rocky path in defense of their rights.
At the time the film was completed, a large number of workers with pneumoconiosis from remote parts of China, were still flocking to the coastal cities in search of work. Many others were stuck in the mountains, helpless, awaiting death.
They have done their best, but their plight goes largely unnoticed. Their lives come and go like dust, occasionally flickering under the sun, then disappearing into nothingness in the blink of an eye.
We hope that this film can arouse public interest in this terrible disease and the struggle of China’s workers so that their lives can improved by greater interaction with society at large.
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Freedom or Death
Goodbye My Love, North Korea
Heart of Snow: Afterlife
