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THE BURNING WALL

3.3.2004

(Vastarinnan vuodet)

Günter Grass, Wolf Bierman, Vaclav Havel, Ehrhart Neubert and many others tell us the story of the East German dissidents starting from the year 1949 and ending at the breakdown of the Berlin Wall. This award-winning documentary focuses on the life of Robert Haveman, who strongly opposed Hitler.

Director: Hava Kohav Beller

www.theburningwall.com


SCOTTSBORO

3.3.2004

(Scottsboro -oikeusmurha)

In Scottsboro trial, nine black boys were accused of the rape of two, white girls. The court of Alabama sentenced the boys to death, which created a civil movement against judicial murder and changed Alabama for good.

Directors: Daniel Anker and Frances McDormand
Production: Social Media Productions, USA, 2001


REBEL FRONTIER

10.3.2004

(Rajaseudun kapinalliset)

There was a desperate need for copper from the Montana mines in the World War I, but the Irish and Finnish miners in the US opposed the war and were on strike for better pay. Pinkerton detectives were sent to stop the miners from striking.

Director: Desmond Bell
Production: Asylum Pictures, Ireland, 2003.


PURITY

Keskiviikkona 10.3.2004 TV2

(Puhtauden aika)

A woman must be pure. According to the Orthodox Jewish laws, a 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
Production: Amythos, Israel, 2002


ZAVTRA - TOMORROW

17.3.2004

(Zavtra - huomenna)

Imatra is not far away from Svetogorsk, but the border between the cities divides them into two different worlds.

Directors: Ari Martikainen and Markku Heikkinen
Production: Millennium Film, Finland, 2003


MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING

17.3.2004

(Murha sunnuntaiaamuna)

A Prix Italia- and Oscar-winning documentary about a murder that took place on a Sunday morning in the US. A black boy called Brenton Butler was arrested and charged with murder. Step by step, his attorneys tried to proof his innocence.

Director: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Production: Pathé Doc, France, 2000


WHITE KING, RED RUBBER, BLACK DEATH

24.3.2004

(Valkoinen kuningas, musta kuolema)

The Belgian king Leopold II ruled Congo and used black slaves in his rubber plantations. Millions of people died in an incomprehensibly cruel way.

Director: Peter Bate
Production: Periscope Productions NV, Belgium, 2003


SHADOW PLAY - INDONESIA'S FORGOTTEN HOLOCAUST

23.3.2004

(Unohdettu massamurha)

Indonesia's president, Sukarno, was overthrown in the middle of the 1960's. About half a million communists were killed in a tragic massacre. The prize-winning Australian documentary examines the background of the events and the part the U.S, U.K and Australia played in them.

Director: Chris Hilton
Production: Hilton Cordell Productions, Australia, 2001


BUS 174

31.3.2004

(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