In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness previously unknown to him. Angola changed him forever: it was a reporter who left Poland, but it was a writer who returned…
Many migrants live in search of a mirror in which to recognize themselves; they are not from here, but they are not from there either. Los Williams / The Williams, a feature-length documentary, familiar and sporting, told in first-person by Iñaki and Nico Williams. Two brothers, footballers, Basques and "beltzas" or black, of Ghanaian descent, reveal their incredible tale across the two most crucial years of their lives. From their historic participation in the Qatar World Cup with two different selections, to the long-awaited victory of the Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey after 40 years, and Nico's triumph at the European Championship. Two international stars, face to face with their past and their future, through the conflicts that have marked their lives: racism, identity, frustration, ambition, and success.
Chennu committed his first crime when he was 15 years old: being a street kid. And he entered hell: Pademba Road. The adult prison in Freetown. In hell, Mr. Sillah is in charge, and there is no hope. Chennu got out after four years. Now he wants to go back.
“Black Virgin”, a precious treasure. In Mozambique, the sexual life of many women begins when they are forced to marry at the age of 10. Or with sexual abuse in schools. Traditional beliefs such as that AIDS can be cured by having relations with a virgin. Then come pregnancies too close together and polygamy: second, third, fourth wife of the husband. Traditional abortions caused by roots, which often end with maternal death. And the end of sexuality when you turn 45. Daily realities that Linda, Aicha, Gwyneth, Luisa and Emilia tell us. We talk about sex. And we see it. “Black Virgin” shows an intimate sex scene between a man and a woman. No taboos.
Minerita is the story of three women, Lucia (40), Ivonne (16) and Abigail (17), working as guards inside the potosi mine in Bolivia and struggling to survive in a hell unsuitable for life when they have to defend themselves from men converted into vermin. Their only weapons, courage... and dynamite.
God is love. His homeland is the Earth. His genre? Human. In Maldita, a love song to Sarajevo, Božo Vrećo, the most revolutionary artist of the Balkans, sings to life, to overcoming obstacles, and the love story of two cities, Sarajevo and Barcelona. They both knew how to find themselves in difficult times to never day goodbye.
A documentary about the refugee camp located on the South Sudan/Uganda border.
In Haiti, the ancestors say if something is foretold, it will happen no matter how, and nobody can change that. Artist Celeur is inspired by this Voodoo culture to create his sculptures, a reflection of the complex reality of this Caribbean country. The thoughts of the sculptor are framing the lives of Oriental, a waif youngster and Marah, who had to live by herself as a street kid in Port-au-Prince. A portrait of Haiti, and a vindication of the African roots of the country.
A documentary feature looking at the effects of poverty on prostitution.
More than 50 years of armed conflict among the FARC, the ELN, paramilitary groups and the Colombian government have left behind eight million victims. During this time, thousands of minors have been part of the armed groups. They are also consider victims because their childhood is always going to be linked to a weapon; the jungle was their home and the battalion, their family.
