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Hollow City is a 2004 full-length movie directed by Angolan-born director Maria Joao Ganga. The film is one of the first to be produced in Angola since the end of the civil war, and the first film produced by an Angolan woman. Filming was done on location in Luanda, Angola. International versions of the film are in the Portuguese language with English subtitles. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_City_(film) The film centers around the life of an orphan named N'dala, who is taken to the city of Luanda after the death of his parents during the Angolan civil war. Wanting to return to his hometown of Bie, N'dala flees from the nuns who have saved him into the streets of the city. He wanders from place to place meeting various figures, such as a young man named Ze who tries to help him find a home. Later in the film N'dala is taken under the wing of a criminal named Joka who exploits him for his own uses. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt03975...

Another Day of Life is a 2018 Polish-Spanish-Belgian-German-Hungarian animated feature co-production directed by Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow, based on Ryszard Kapuściński's autobiographical account, Another Day of Life. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Day_of_Life_(film) A gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola, ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope, from one day to the next. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2967856/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Fierce Introduction to Angola's Civil War FREDDY: We got off to a strong start on our Angola week. It almost had to be a war film, since the country endured civil war from 1975 to 2002. This hybrid of animation and documentary hit me especially hard because it connects with my own family history. My maternal family lived in Angola until the Portuguese Carnation Revolut...

Quo Vadis, Aida? is a 2020 Bosnian film written, produced and directed by Jasmila Žbanić. An international co-production of twelve production companies, the film was shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards and has won the Award for Best Film at the 34th European Film Awards. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_Vadis,_Aida%3F Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8633462/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Heavy and Timely Topic FREDDY: I say, It would be a good idea to avoid war movies during this time, but I had this on my list for sometime and we just had to see it. Our blog is meant for small talk and short conversations, so I will try to ...

Lore is a 2012 Australian-German film written by Robin Mukherjee, co-written and directed by Cate Shortland and funded by the UK Film Council. It stars Saskia Rosendahl, Kai Malina, Nele Trebs and Ursina Lardi. The film had its Australian premiere at the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. Lore received the Feature Film Production of the Year Award at the 2013 Screen Producers Australia Awards. Lore also received the bronze award for Outstanding Feature Film at the German Film Awards. Lore has also received 17 other awards internationally. Despite spending time living in Berlin and directing the movie where the actors performed completely in German, director Cate Shortland doesn't speak the language. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lore_(film) As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught t...