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Planet Kirsan

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Planeta Kirsan

Dir. Magdalena Pięta Runtime: 51’
Country: Poland Year: 2010

Category: Glance At East: Eastern Europe-Caucasus; Special screenings
Competition: Polish Competition
Screenings: 14.11, 16.11

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    Over the hills and far away, in the middle of the Russian steppe, you will find Chess City. It was built by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the first and only President of the Republic of Kalmykia, one of the smallest and poorest republics in the Russian Federation. In Kalmykia, there also lives a boy called Alekhan, who dreams of becoming the World Chess Champion. And his younger brother Amir, who shares the same... +
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Please Vote for Me

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Zagłosuj na mnie

Dir. Weijun Chen Runtime: 55’
Country: China Year: 2007

Category: You’r right: Democracy and Development; Special screenings
Competition: Special Competition of The European Commission
Screenings: 14.11, 15.11, 16.11, 17.11

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    What would happen if free elections came to China? Is democracy a universal value? Director Weijun Chen decided to find out by conducting his own experiment in giving the power to the people. In PLEASE VOTE FOR ME, a third-grade class at Evergreen Primary experiences the voting process first-hand by holding an election for Class Monitor, an important, authoritarian position that had previously always... +
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Position Among the Stars

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Miejsce wśród gwiazd

Dir. Leonard Retel Helmrich Runtime: 111’
Country: Holland Year: 2009

Category: Global Challenges and Interdependencies;
What’s Going On With The Pacific?
Competition: International Competition
Screenings: 16.11

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    For 12 years, filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich followed an Indonesian family from the slums of Jakarta. This resulted in the trilogy “Stand van de zon”, “Stand van de maan” and “Stand van de sterren” (“Eye of the Day”, “Shape of the Moon” “Position Among the Stars”). Just like in the previous two parts, which received many... +
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Posterunek w Tbilisi

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Dir. Maciek Starczewski Runtime: 37’
Country: Poland Year: 2007

Category: Glance At East: Eastern Europe-Caucasus
Competition: National Competition
Screenings: 14.11

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    Film about two Polish missionaries working in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. Both are fully devoted to help inhabitants. Priest Witold Szulczyński, salesian, is director of Caritas in Georgia. He has worked in this country for 14 years. He was awarded with the Georgian Cross of Honour for his part in development of relations between the Holy See and Georgia. He is co-worker in Apostolic Nunciature in... +
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Reed Dance

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Taniec Trzcin

Dir. Andrzej Fidyk Runtime: 57’
Country: Poland Year: 2000

Category: A Retrospective of Andrzej Fidyk’s films
Competition: Out of Competition
Screenings: 16.11

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    Swaziland is dying because condoms spread AIDS. There was no AIDS when there were no condoms available, say many Swaziland citizens. Reed Dance lasts 6 days and it is organised once a year. A large group of girls set out to cut reed and dance before the King hoping to be chosen to become yet another of his wives, or at least his lover. In the older days, only virgins were allowed to participate in... +
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