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Aki Ra's Boys
directed by James Leong, fl. 2006-2012 and Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012 (Singapore: Lianain Films, 2007), 57 mins
Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decid...
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directed by James Leong, fl. 2006-2012 and Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012 (Singapore: Lianain Films, 2007), 57 mins
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Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decided to send him to a home in Siem Reap for young landmine victims. Despite his tragedy, Boreak is ever optimistic and refreshingly lacki...
Boreak was six when he lost his right arm in a landmine accident. Family members rushed the young Cambodian to a nearby hospital where so-called 'doctors' performed a crude amputation. Burdened with eight other children to feed and unable to cope with the stress of handling a crippled son, Boreak’s parents decided to send him to a home in Siem Reap for young landmine victims. Despite his tragedy, Boreak is ever optimistic and refreshingly lacking in self-pity. Like most children, he is mischievous and inquisitive. He wants to be a wrestler, a rap artist, a football player. And he rarely acts as if his disability is a hindrance. This film looks at the world through Boreak’s eyes, and through the eyes of his good friend, Vannak. It is a world at once bleak and brimming with possibilities. Our camera follows the boys as they explore a rapidly changing Cambodia. And we travel with Boreak from Siem Reap to his hometown near the border with Thailand – an area still studded with millions of landmines; a place where impoverished villagers have little choice but to cultivate the very land that might one day claim their lives. Through Boreak, we also meet Aki Ra, a former child soldier, trained by the Khmer Rouge army to lay landmines. Now in his 30s, Aki Ra is haunted by his violent past and hopes to make amends by giving children like Boreak a home, and by helping remove the millions of landmines still buried in his country. A journey into the minefields shows us just how treacherous Aki Ra’s job is. On this trip, he removes two mines. But there are many more waiting to be found. Waiting to wreak havoc. Ultimately though, the film is a celebration of a child’s tenacity and indomitable will to overcome the odds. Boreak may be a victim, but he doesn't behave like one. His zest for life is infectious, his ability to laugh, a testament to the courage and strength children can have in the face of adversity.
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Date Written / Recorded
2007
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
James Leong, fl. 2006-2012, Lynn Lee, fl. 2006-2012
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Lianain Films
Person Discussed
Aki Ra, 1973-
Topic / Theme
Physical disabilities, Explosive mines, Soldiers, Amputations, Friendships, Children
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Lianain Films
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Last Orders
written by Graham Swift, 1949-; directed by Fred Schepisi, 1939-; produced by Elisabeth Robinson, fl. 2001 and Fred Schepisi, 1939-, Future Films, Scala Productions and Winchester Films; performed by Sir Michael Caine, 1933-, Tom Courtenay, 1937-, David Hemmings, 1941-2003, Bob Hoskins, 1942-2014, Dame Helen Mirren, 1945- and Ray Winstone, 1957- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2001), 1 hour 50 mins,
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It's a long life, so you need life-long friends. 'Last Orders' is a funny and moving film about four old friends (Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, David Hemmings and Tom Courtenay) and, most of all, the man, Jack Dodds (Michael Caine), whose 'last orders' have set them on a journey. Jack Dodds was an ordinary guy, a but...
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written by Graham Swift, 1949-; directed by Fred Schepisi, 1939-; produced by Elisabeth Robinson, fl. 2001 and Fred Schepisi, 1939-, Future Films, Scala Productions and Winchester Films; performed by Sir Michael Caine, 1933-, Tom Courtenay, 1937-, David Hemmings, 1941-2003, Bob Hoskins, 1942-2014, Dame Helen Mirren, 1945- and Ray Winstone, 1957- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2001), 1 hour 50 mins,
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Source: www.imdb.com
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It's a long life, so you need life-long friends. 'Last Orders' is a funny and moving film about four old friends (Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, David Hemmings and Tom Courtenay) and, most of all, the man, Jack Dodds (Michael Caine), whose 'last orders' have set them on a journey. Jack Dodds was an ordinary guy, a butcher, yet a powerful, charismatic man whose life was a crucial heartline for the four men. As they make their trip through beautiful la...
It's a long life, so you need life-long friends. 'Last Orders' is a funny and moving film about four old friends (Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, David Hemmings and Tom Courtenay) and, most of all, the man, Jack Dodds (Michael Caine), whose 'last orders' have set them on a journey. Jack Dodds was an ordinary guy, a butcher, yet a powerful, charismatic man whose life was a crucial heartline for the four men. As they make their trip through beautiful landscapes and a series of pubs, the men are flooded with memories of their life with him. There's 'Lucky' (Hoskins) the gambler, best friend to Jack and admirer of his beautiful wife, Amy (Helen Mirren); Vince (Winstone), Jack's son, a used-car dealer whose resentment towards Jack stems from a wartime secret; Lenny (Hemmings), a one-time boxer who is always looking for a fight; and undertaker Vic (Courtenay), a wise and bemused presence who manages to keep the men on track. Meanwhile, Jack's wife Amy is on a journey of her own to visit their daughter, whom Jack could never love. It's an epic story of a remarkable generation that survived a terrible war, a film about ordinary people which shows that there are no ordinary people. The stories of their early hopes, the children, the affairs, the good times and the bad, reveal to the men and to us that it's your friends who break your heart ... and your friends who mend it.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sir Michael Caine, 1933-, Tom Courtenay, 1937-, David Hemmings, 1941-2003, Bob Hoskins, 1942-2014, Dame Helen Mirren, 1945-, Ray Winstone, 1957-
Contributor
Brian Tufano, 1939-, Elisabeth Robinson, fl. 2001, Fred Schepisi, 1939-, Future Films, Scala Productions, Winchester Films, Paul Grabowsky, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Fred Schepisi, 1939-, Sir Michael Caine, 1933-, Tom Courtenay, 1937-, David Hemmings, 1941-2003, Bob Hoskins, 1942-2014, Dame Helen Mirren, 1945-, Ray Winstone, 1957-, Graham Swift, 1949-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Family relationships, Aging, Friendships, Jack Dodds, Vic Tucker, Lenny, Ray Johnson, Amy Dodds, Vince Dodds
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Sony Pictures Classics
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Masterpiece, Pollyanna
written by Eleanor Hodgman Porter, 1868-1920; directed by Sarah Harding, fl. 1999; designed by Amy Roberts, 1949-; produced by Trevor Hopkins, fl. 1988, Carlton Productions and Carlton Television; performed by Amanda Burton, 1956-, Kenneth Cranham, 1944-, Georgina Terry, fl. 2003, Aden Gillett, 1958-, Pam Ferris, 1948-, Kate Ashfield, 1972- and Tom Ellis, 1978-, in Masterpiece (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004), 1 hour 39 mins,
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After the death of her father, Pollyanna moves in with her embittered aunt. Soon, she charms everyone in the village she now calls home - except her cold-hearted aunt who refuses to see the brighter side of life. Aunt Polly, despite her vast wealth treats Pollyanna more like an stranger than a relative, but when t...
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written by Eleanor Hodgman Porter, 1868-1920; directed by Sarah Harding, fl. 1999; designed by Amy Roberts, 1949-; produced by Trevor Hopkins, fl. 1988, Carlton Productions and Carlton Television; performed by Amanda Burton, 1956-, Kenneth Cranham, 1944-, Georgina Terry, fl. 2003, Aden Gillett, 1958-, Pam Ferris, 1948-, Kate Ashfield, 1972- and Tom Ellis, 1978-, in Masterpiece (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004), 1 hour 39 mins,
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After the death of her father, Pollyanna moves in with her embittered aunt. Soon, she charms everyone in the village she now calls home - except her cold-hearted aunt who refuses to see the brighter side of life. Aunt Polly, despite her vast wealth treats Pollyanna more like an stranger than a relative, but when tragedy strikes, Pollyanna's sunny outlook persuades her aunt to confront past ghosts. Based on the book 'Pollyanna' by Eleanor H. Port...
After the death of her father, Pollyanna moves in with her embittered aunt. Soon, she charms everyone in the village she now calls home - except her cold-hearted aunt who refuses to see the brighter side of life. Aunt Polly, despite her vast wealth treats Pollyanna more like an stranger than a relative, but when tragedy strikes, Pollyanna's sunny outlook persuades her aunt to confront past ghosts. Based on the book 'Pollyanna' by Eleanor H. Porter.
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Amanda Burton, 1956-, Kenneth Cranham, 1944-, Georgina Terry, fl. 2003, Aden Gillett, 1958-, Pam Ferris, 1948-, Kate Ashfield, 1972-, Tom Ellis, 1978-
Contributor
Chris O'Dell, Amy Roberts, 1949-, Trevor Hopkins, fl. 1988, Carlton Productions, Carlton Television, Christopher Gunning, 1944-
Author / Creator
Eleanor Hodgman Porter, 1868-1920, Sarah Harding, fl. 1999, Amanda Burton, 1956-, Kenneth Cranham, 1944-, Georgina Terry, fl. 2003, Aden Gillett, 1958-, Pam Ferris, 1948-, Kate Ashfield, 1972-, Tom Ellis, 1978-, Simon Nye, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2003, 2004
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Masterpiece
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Extended family, Orphans, Friendships, Aunts, Aunt Polly, Mr. Pendleton, Pollyanna, Doctor Chilton, Mrs. Snow, Nancy, Tim
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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