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Knock On the Door
directed by Aya Elia, fl. 2023 and Ohad Milstein, 1973-; produced by Ohad Milstein, 1973-, New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and TV (Tel-Aviv District: Ohad Milstein, 2023), 54 mins
How do you tell someone their loved one has been killed in combat? With a knock on the door, the life of the family will never be the same. This sensitive documentary looks at the casualty notification officers who are tasked with delivering the news, with humanity and compassion. Filmmakers Aya Elia and Ohad Mils...
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directed by Aya Elia, fl. 2023 and Ohad Milstein, 1973-; produced by Ohad Milstein, 1973-, New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and TV (Tel-Aviv District: Ohad Milstein, 2023), 54 mins
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How do you tell someone their loved one has been killed in combat? With a knock on the door, the life of the family will never be the same. This sensitive documentary looks at the casualty notification officers who are tasked with delivering the news, with humanity and compassion. Filmmakers Aya Elia and Ohad Milstein give us an intimate glimpse into the training of the IDF soldiers who shoulder this responsibility and the emotional toll this tak...
How do you tell someone their loved one has been killed in combat? With a knock on the door, the life of the family will never be the same. This sensitive documentary looks at the casualty notification officers who are tasked with delivering the news, with humanity and compassion. Filmmakers Aya Elia and Ohad Milstein give us an intimate glimpse into the training of the IDF soldiers who shoulder this responsibility and the emotional toll this takes on them, while Elia reflects on the loss of her own brother during an ambush in Lebanon 25 years ago.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ohad Milstein, 1973-, New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and TV
Author / Creator
Aya Elia, fl. 2023, Ohad Milstein, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Ohad Milstein
Topic / Theme
Military relationships, Soldiers, Emotions and feelings, Combat duty, Family, Bereavement, Military casualties, Israelis
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 Film Platform
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Ruoma de shi qi sui
directed by Zhang Jiarui, 1958-; performed by Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003 and Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 29 mins
When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her ear...
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directed by Zhang Jiarui, 1958-; performed by Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003 and Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 29 mins
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When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her earn money by getting her to pose in her tribal costume with the tourists. But soon Ming has to leave. Screened at the Berlin Internationa...
When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her earn money by getting her to pose in her tribal costume with the tourists. But soon Ming has to leave. Screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Pusan International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-10
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003, Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003
Contributor
Zhang Jiarui, 1958-
Author / Creator
Zhang Jiarui, 1958-, Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003, Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Chinese, Love, Adolescence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Zhang Jiarui.
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Thương nhớ đồng quê
directed by Dang Nhat Minh, 1938- (Vietnam: Privately Published), 1 hour 56 mins
Set in a rice-growing village in Vietnam, this is a tale of crossroads where stories flow together like small rivers of sorrow. 17-year-old Nham has left school to care for his widowed mother, his little sister Minh, and his sister-in-law Ngu. Ngu, whose husband left to work in a coal mine five years ago and has...
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directed by Dang Nhat Minh, 1938- (Vietnam: Privately Published), 1 hour 56 mins
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Set in a rice-growing village in Vietnam, this is a tale of crossroads where stories flow together like small rivers of sorrow. 17-year-old Nham has left school to care for his widowed mother, his little sister Minh, and his sister-in-law Ngu. Ngu, whose husband left to work in a coal mine five years ago and has only come home twice for a few days, lives in daily sadness and with a deep longing for him and a complete life. Nham and his family...
Set in a rice-growing village in Vietnam, this is a tale of crossroads where stories flow together like small rivers of sorrow. 17-year-old Nham has left school to care for his widowed mother, his little sister Minh, and his sister-in-law Ngu. Ngu, whose husband left to work in a coal mine five years ago and has only come home twice for a few days, lives in daily sadness and with a deep longing for him and a complete life. Nham and his family are visited by Quyen, who has come from America to revisit the village where she was raised by her aunt, Nham's relative. Quyen shares her nostalgia for her childhood with Nham as she remembers the places and the life she left before leaving her bad marriage. As Nham befriends her, his sexuality is awakened by her attractive personality and vivacious good looks. Ngu sees this attention being paid to Quyen by Nham and harbors a quiet jealousy. As Nham opens to his sexual feelings, his embarrassment drives him from Quyen but his sexuality is further awakened by innocent comfort given to Ngu. Nostalgia for the Countryside sweeps us through strong emotions as we experience the characters' heartbreaks and sorrows.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Dang Nhat Minh, 1938-
Author / Creator
Dang Nhat Minh, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Vietnamese, Emotions and feelings, Romantic relationships, Nostalgia, Family, Sexuality
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Dang Nhat Minh.
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黑骏马
directed by Xie Fei, 1942-; performed by Bayirtcya, fl. 1997, Aojirdai, fl. 1997 and Dalarsurong, fl. 1997 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 41 mins
Adapted from the novel Black Steed by Zhang Chengzhi (who spent four years during the Chinese Cultural Revolution with an Inner Mongolian family), A Mongolian Tale begins with two children being raised by Nai Nai, a wise grandmother, in the peaceful purity of childhood and the Mongolian steppes. Xie Fei's storytel...
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directed by Xie Fei, 1942-; performed by Bayirtcya, fl. 1997, Aojirdai, fl. 1997 and Dalarsurong, fl. 1997 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 41 mins
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Adapted from the novel Black Steed by Zhang Chengzhi (who spent four years during the Chinese Cultural Revolution with an Inner Mongolian family), A Mongolian Tale begins with two children being raised by Nai Nai, a wise grandmother, in the peaceful purity of childhood and the Mongolian steppes. Xie Fei's storytelling is simple and resonates with dignity. The spacious, traditional world of the steppe people is an idyllic landscape that seems time...
Adapted from the novel Black Steed by Zhang Chengzhi (who spent four years during the Chinese Cultural Revolution with an Inner Mongolian family), A Mongolian Tale begins with two children being raised by Nai Nai, a wise grandmother, in the peaceful purity of childhood and the Mongolian steppes. Xie Fei's storytelling is simple and resonates with dignity. The spacious, traditional world of the steppe people is an idyllic landscape that seems timeless. Yet this is no fairytale but the story of childhood sweethearts separated by a changing world. Beiyinbulog, a boy whose father has left him to be raised by Nai Nai, has to leave Somiya, her shepherd grandmother's helper, when his father summons him to train in veterinary science in the city. When he returns for her as a folksinger, three years later, he finds her circumstances radically changed. As adults the two find their true destinies and the hand that fate has dealt. How do we redeem our idyllic dreams dashed by realities? Can love and acceptance be found despite betrayal and loss? Beiyinbulog is played by Tengger, a Mongolian-born pop singer and composer who composed the film's haunting, nostalgic score. His songs in the film capture the future for the children of the Mongolian steppes and the virtuous legacy of their homeland -'the vast and boundless grasslands are the cradle I was reared in.' Awards/Festivals: Best Director, Best Artistic Contribution Tengger's Music, Montreal World Film Festival; Best Director, Shanghai Film Critics Awards
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Bayirtcya, fl. 1997, Aojirdai, fl. 1997, Dalarsurong, fl. 1997
Contributor
Xie Fei, 1942-
Author / Creator
Xie Fei, 1942-, Bayirtcya, fl. 1997, Aojirdai, fl. 1997, Dalarsurong, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Mongolian, Nationalism, Family, Love, Romantic relationships, Mongols (Central Asia)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Xie Fei.
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