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When fighting erupts between government forces and renegade Ghost Soldiers in the Republic of Dhambizao, thousands are forced to flee. Dr. Paige Ryan, working with Volunteers of Hope, leads a team to set up a refugee transit site where the needs for shelter, water, sanitation, and food are critical. Then a group of American mountain climbers is attacked. When they are rescued by Paige's team, one of the survivors brings an infectious disease into...
6) Ezra
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Ezra is the first film to give an African perspective on the disturbing phenomenon of abducting child soldiers into the continent's recent civil wars. It was awarded the Grand Prize at the 2007 Festival Panafricain du Cinema de Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Africa's largest and most prestigious film event, and was selected for the International Critics Week at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Ezra stands out among other African films because it is a complex...
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Criterion collection volume 560
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Maria is an entitled white woman living in Africa, desperately unwilling to give up her family's crumbling coffee plantation despite the civil war closing in on her. A gripping evocation of the death throes of European colonialism and a fascinating look at a woman lost in her own mind.
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Shaka Zulu was a child of prophecy who grew to become the greatest Zulu leader in history. This is the true story of the legendary African warrior and his struggle to unite his people against the largest empire in the world. As England expands its colonies into Africa, a new nation is forming around the strength of Shaka Zulu's rise to power through bloody civil wars. His fight for freedom is full of thunderous action, heroism and heart.
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Maria is an entitled white woman living in Africa, desperately unwilling to give up her family's crumbling coffee plantation despite the civil war closing in on her. A gripping evocation of the death throes of European colonialism and a fascinating look at a woman lost in her own mind. Special features included.
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Journey across Africa to hear the stories of tragedy, turmoil, controversy, and hope. It is well-known that Africa is going through a very difficult transition, but who really understands the depths of wars, hunger and diseases that make up its everyday catastrophes? A look to see if the problems are close to being resolved, or just the beginning of a spiraling pandemic of a worldwide crises.
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