God is not Working on Sunday!
2015 | 82 min | Documentary
After the bloody genocide 20 years ago, Rwanda made a remarkable turnaround, which was primarily made possible by the country's women.
Leona Goldstein
ActorDirectorLeona Goldstein is a versatile actor known for her roles in a range of popular films, including "The Legacy of Tomorrow" and "Echoes of the Heart." Her powerful performances have earned her critical acclaim and nominations for several prestigious awards. Goldstein is recognized for her ability to portray complex characters with depth and authenticity.
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Evolution of Violence
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EVOLUTION OF VIOLENCE was nominated for the Austrian Film Award. This documentary examines the omnipresent violence in today's Guatemala, a country more dangerous than Iraq. Guatemala. The war ended long ago. Though people want to forget it, the violence continues, and it has spread throughout the society like cancer. Each day, journalists wait to report on the next murder victim, and a social worker helps the relatives of women who have been killed. The global hunger for cheap resources has been ...
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2019 | 58 min | Documentary
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You will never understand
2003 | 52 min | Documentary
Anja Salomonowitz portrays three women from her family who as children lived through WWII but whose memories of that time diverge. They were on different sides and belong to different memory collectives: Hanka Jassy, her great-aunt, survived Auschwitz. Gertrude Rogenhofer, her nanny, was a socialist and supported her uncle in the resistance. Margit Kohlhauser, her grandmother, lived in Graz during the war. She did there what most did: nothing. "The film succeeds in providing undisguised and intimate ...
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2008 | 84 min | Documentary
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