NORM OF THE NORTH 2
Watchable. All the animals have teddy bear-like fur and soft looks. The tale is totally suitable for kids, with nothing above their age. It has good lines, e.g. a rich rabbit: "I've paved my terrace with slabs of gold. My bed is so big I haven't seen all of it yet." The plot is clear and goes smoothly from one event to the next. Only the ice and snow could look better.
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WELCOME TO SODOM
Recommended. The guys collecting scrap metal outside Accra not only recycle stuff from Europe but are mind-blowingly talented both technically and musically and are wonderfully muscled. They're Ghanaians. They work incredibly hard for peanuts in an environment whose toxicity they aren't even aware of. Had they been born in Europe they'd be hip-hop artists, dancers or would get education. Still they hope and are kind of happy there. The documentary features the best hip-hop ever.
KEDARNATH
Watchable. One of those Bollywood films where the genre changes within the movie. Starts as a colourful romantic comedy and ends in a large-scale natural disaster. Features stunning views of a pilgrimage trail in a verdant, mountainous area. Abhishek Kapoor stands out as the male lead. The initial part is very Indian, some behaviours weren't comprehensible to me. The catastrophic part astonishes changing the movie atmoshpere. It's dark, chaotic and... cheesy at times. Amit Trivedi's song "Namo Namo Shankara" catches your ear and is best heard at the cinema, doesn't have the same impact on a laptop.
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THE BROKEN COUNTRY
Watchable. At first sight it's a beautiful country with neat edifices, wide avenues showing prosperity, stunning landscapes, verdant backdrops. However it's marred by violence of the ruling right against protesters, heart-breakingly mostly 15-24 year old. The division of the society serves only gaining power for a few, as we hear. Scary how the ruling party supporters go into denial regarding deaths and violence against the opposition members. Unfortunately the film is hardly comprehensible to an outsider with no knowledge of Venezuelan politics.
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A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN
Watchable. On the one hand a picture of blatant ignorance where on the 20th February 1939 a Nazi rally is held in the US while Hitler is building the 6th concentration camp in Germany. On the other I'm happy it was just an incident in the US - the country never ended up like part of Europe.
THE ATOMIC SOLDIERS
Recommended. They were treated as life guinea pigs. Some have lived even if scarred. They could see their bones and veins and the spine of the soldier ahead. Yet the bomb was colourful, they found it stunning and talk about it like of a fireworks display.
SOME JOY IN THIS STRUGGLE
Watchable. Quality singing rewards the boredom of philosophising on voice emission and unemployment. It's French of course.
PERSONAL TRUTH
Watchable. Chaotic and with too much commentary on everything whether it matters or not. At least it shows how easy it is to manipulate people into action based on fake news.
ANUBUMIN
Recommended. Shocking. Pure cruelty. A detention (?!) centre for refugees on Nauru sounds and looks like created by perverted sadists to abuse women sexually and destroy Muslim refugees mentally. Australia's dirty secret finally comes to light.
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