SLAVES OF THE SWORD
7.4.2004
Part 1/3
9.4.2004 Part 2/3
11.4.2004 Part 3/3
(Pyhän maan kenraalit)
Slaves of the Sword is a result of broad international co-operation. The documentary deals with the history of Israel and consists of three parts each of them introducing one of the country's leading political figures. The first part concentrates on Moshe Dayan who was known as a rebel and a living legend in the country.
Director: Paul Jenkins
Production: Belfilms, Israel, 2003
MY TERRORIST
7.4.2004
(Minun terroristini)
Yulie Gerstel was wounded and her friend was killed in a terrorist attack in London. Years later, Yulie starts a campaign that aims at setting the terrorist free from the prison. She wants to cut off the vicious circle of revenge, but the general opinion in Israel does not support her actions.
Director: Yulie Cohen Gerstel
Production: Cohen Gerstel Productions, Israel, 2002
POWER TRIP
14.4.2004
(Valoa pimeyteen)
When Georgia's electricity company was sold to Americans, capitalism entered the country. At the beginning of this award-winning documentary, 90% of the customers are without electricity because they have not paid their electricity bills that would cost the salary of two weeks. When capitalism meets corruption, the results are quite confusing.
Director: Paul Devlin
www.powertripthemovie.com
HUSH!
14.4.2004
(Shh!)
An absurd comedy based on reality. The director looks at the life around a street repair in front of his St. Petersburg apartment and describes it in a realistic, surreal and abstract manner.
Director and producer: Victor Kossakovsky, Russia, 2002
THE TRIAL OF NELSON MANDELA
21.4.2004
(Syytettynä Nelson Mandela)
Forty years ago, Nelson Mandela gave his famous speech for freedom and justice and against racism in the Rivolia trial in South Africa. The documentary concentrates on the trial using Mandela's speech as its starting point.
Director: Pascale Lamche
YOUNG LIONS
21.4.2004
(Nuoret leijonat)
Ten years ago, a group of three young men who rallied the youth against the force of the apartheid military machine was arrested. After the release, two on them believed that the third one had betrayed them. In this documentary, the men meet again for the first time.
Director: Khalo Matabane
Production: Mail & Guardian Television, South Africa, 2000