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ÐỜI CÁT = Sandy Lives
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directed by Nguyen Thanh Van, fl. 1995-2008; performed by Anh Hong, 1977-, Duong Don, 1957-0011 and Ninh Cong, fl. 2001 (Vietnam: Privately Published), 1 hour 28 mins
For twenty years, Camh has lived in North Vietnam, unable to return to his home in the south, a small fishing village where his wife waits for him. She has been a guerrilla fighter for the triumphant communist forces, and has made a living selling food in the market. She is happy to reunite with her husband unti...
directed by Nguyen Thanh Van, fl. 1995-2008; performed by Anh Hong, 1977-, Duong Don, 1957-0011 and Ninh Cong, fl. 2001 (Vietnam: Privately Published), 1 hour 28 mins
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زنانه
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directed by Mahnaz Afzali, 1963- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 55 mins
Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are pro...
directed by Mahnaz Afzali, 1963- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 55 mins
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നാല് പെണ്ണുങ്ങള്‍
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directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1941-; performed by Padmapriya, fl. 2004-2012, Nandita Das, 1969- and Geetu Mohandas, 1981- (India: Adoor Gopalakhrishnan Productions), 1 hour 41 mins
Based on the short story by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film version focuses on the lives of four women, each of whom is faced with a marital issue. The first story, 'The Prostitute,' features a young prostitute who has decided to give up her life on the streets to be wi...
directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1941-; performed by Padmapriya, fl. 2004-2012, Nandita Das, 1969- and Geetu Mohandas, 1981- (India: Adoor Gopalakhrishnan Productions), 1 hour 41 mins
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益西卓玛 = Song of Tibet
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directed by Xie Fei, 1942-; performed by Dawangdui, fl. 2000, Laqiong, fl. 2000 and Danzengzhuoga, fl. 2000 (China: Privately Published, 2000), 1 hour 43 mins
During her summer vacation, Dawa returned to Lhasa to see her grandparents. Unfortunately her grandfather was ill and dying. During this time, her grandmother, Yixi Zhuoma, told Dawa her love stories with three men. The first man in Yixi's life was Jiacuo, a strong mule boy from Kangba. At the same time Gongsa, t...
directed by Xie Fei, 1942-; performed by Dawangdui, fl. 2000, Laqiong, fl. 2000 and Danzengzhuoga, fl. 2000 (China: Privately Published, 2000), 1 hour 43 mins
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어화
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directed by Ahn Chul Yeong, fl. 1939 (South Korea: Korean Film Archive), 52 mins
In a remote fishing village, life is simple and tranquil. Dance and song open the film as the fishermen sing of their good harvest. Their cherished traditions keep the call of modern Seoul at bay, but not for In-soon, the daughter of fisherman Chun-san. She wants to join a friend in Seoul (Ok-boon, an independent...
directed by Ahn Chul Yeong, fl. 1939 (South Korea: Korean Film Archive), 52 mins
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