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THE BIG ONE

1.10.2003

(Tien päällä Michael Moore)

Michael Moore's ironical and humorous journey in the land of big companies and decadent politicians on behalf of the common people. Moore campaigns for his book and travels around the United States, desperately trying to meet the CEOs of the big companies. Moore manages to meet the Nike CEO Phil Knight, and just a few months after this film was finished, Nike raised the age limit of its workers in developing countries to 18 years.

Director: Michael Moore
Dog eat Dog, USA, 1997

Kuva: kuvanauhalta

FOOTBALL AND WITCHCRAFT

1.10.2003

(Jalkapalloa ja taikakeinoja)

Almost everywhere in Africa, witchcraft is still actively used when the circumstances require a special "helping hand." The film takes us to Senegal to see how mystical training can be combined with technical training to win the game and defend one's team from the rival team's malicious spirits. Witchcraft is used in street matches as well as in the first Senegalese division and the World Cup

Director: Marcello Aliotta
Mox & Fox Funf Production, 2001

TISHE!

8.10.2003

(Tishe!)

(Hush!)

An absurd comedy based on reality. The director looks at the life around street repair in front of his St. Petersburg apartment and describes it in a realistic, surreal and abstract manner.

Director: Victor Kossakovsky, Russia, 2002

Kuva: TV2 Tiedotus

PURITY

15.10.2003

(Puhtauden aika)

A woman must be pure. According to the Orthodox Jewish laws, husband is not allowed to be intimate with his wife during her periods and the following seven days. The award-winning documentary portrays how Natalia, Katie, Shira and the filmmaker herself deal with the issue of purity in their personal lives.

Director: Anat Zuria
Amythos, Israel, 2002

Kuva: TV2 Tiedotus

INTERESTING TIMES - THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS

15.10.2003

(Menestyksen salaisuus)

A small Chinese village is getting prepared for the upcoming village council elections. Mr Liu is a politician opposing the outspoken Mrs Lu. The crucial issue of the elections turns out to be the question about birth control. The film was awarded at Amsterdam Film Festival and it belongs to the series "Interesting Times" which has enabled young Chinese directors to carry out their visions about today's China.

Director: Duan Jinchuan
Decameron Films, China, 2002

Kuva: Decameron Films

GANGUT

22.10.2003

(Gangut - Punainen hanko)

In the peace treaty of the Winter War, Stalin demanded Finland to lease the city of Hanko to the Soviet Union as a military base for 30 years. In March 1940, the city was emptied and the 30,000 Soviet soldiers and civilians entered it. Karsnij Gangut, the mythical, Russian, red Hanko was born.

Director: KJ Koski
Illume Oy, Finland, 2003

FELLINI, I'M A BORN LIAR

22.10.2003

(Fellini, synnynnäinen valehtelija)

What was it like to work with Federico Fellini? "The first five weeks were the hell on earth" answers Terence Stamp in a fellini-like documentary where the Italian star director is discussed by various people and by Fellini himself.

Director: Damian Pettigrew
Portrait & Compagnie, France, 2002

WELCOME TO DENMARK

29.10.2003

(Tervetuloa pohjolaan)

Whose door is the policeman knocking on? Joseph, Tanja and Zakia came to Scandinavia in the hope of a better life. The filmmakers followed their dramatic life in Denmark for three years.

Director: Erlend Mo
Koncern tv- og filmproduktion ApS, Denmark, 2003