WELLSPRING
2.2.2005
TV2 klo 22.05
(Perheenjäsen)
Lei Xiguan has cerebral palsy and can communicate with his parents and sisters,only by using his foot. In a way, he is still the one who binds the family together.
Director: Sha Qing
Production: Ji Dan, China, 2002
SAPEURS - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ELEGANT
2.2.2005
TV2 klo 22.55
(Elegantti Papa Wemba)
Papa Wemba is one of the most beloved singers in Congo. He is also a cult figure in La Sape society whose members spend fortunes for elegant clothing.
Directors: George Amponsah and Cosmina Spender
Production: October Films, UK, 2004
ORDER FOR BORDER
9.2.2005
TV2 klo 22.05
(Lepakkomies ja rajanvetäjä)
An Estonian bat enthusiast and a Finnish official on a somewhat comical nature protection mission in Estonia.
Director: Jussi Jormanainen
Production: Icera Visions Oy, Finland, 2004
Photo: TV2 Tiedotus
BUS 174
9.2.2005
TV2 klo 23.00
(Bussi 174)
Sandro do Nascimento hijacked a bus full of passengers in Brazil. This drama took place in front of television cameras and ended in bloodshed. The next people on the fireline were the policemen.
Director: José Padilha
Production: Zazen Producoes, Brazil, 2002
Photo: TV2 Tiedotus
MY AFRICAN FAMILY
16.2.2005
TV2
(Ihana avioelämä)
Thomas does not consider monkey meat as a good souvenir, and Lea does not appreciate the Swiss preciseness. While Lea misses home, Thomas thinks about the paying of the rent. A fascinating documentary about the marriage of a typical Swiss man and a free-spirited African woman.
Director: Thomas Thümena
Production: Hugofilm GmbH, Switzerland, 2004
THE SOUND OF RUSSIA
16.2.2005
TV2
(Venäjän laululinnut)
For one day a year in the midwinter, the members of the "Society of Amateur Canary Bird Singing" gather in Moscow with their pets to participate in a competition. They come from all over Russia and from very different social conditions. What they have in common is that they are all men - their wives have, after all, better things to do.
Director: Ekaterina Eremenko
Production: MA.JA.DE, Germany, 2003
A DECENT FACTORY
23.2.2005
TV2
(Säädyllinen tehdas)
A documentary about globalisation and the responsibility of a big company. Hanna Kaskinen is the leader of ethical issues in Nokia. She visits a supplier's factory in China and finds out that everything is not what it first looked like. The film was made in Finnish-French co-production.
Director: Thomas Balmés
Production: Making Movies Oy, Finland/France, 2004.
THE MEN WHO WOULD CONQUER CHINA
23.2.2005
TV2
(Kiinan valloittajat)
An American millionaire and his partner from Hong Kong set out to conquer China. They both agree on making money, but otherwise they often get into conflicts.
Directors: Nick Torrens and Jane St Vincent Welch