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The World Film Festival of Bangkok was established in 2003 by the The Nation newspaper and now has six years of professional participation having already hosted the Bangkok Film Festival and the 1st Bangkok International Film Festival.
The World Film Festival of Bangkok is dedicated to bringing the world's best art house, indie, comedy and classic films to Bangkok, and will also feature talks by directors and actors, plus Q&A sessions. It aims to be an event of truly international significance with a distinctive character of Asian contemporary and World cinema, and is dedicated to showing films of high quality. |
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One Night 2005, Iran
directed by
Niki Karimi
On her way home one night, a young working girl who lives alone with her mother is asked to go sleep at her friend's house. She wanders all night in Teheran and meets three men who have different stories.
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The Great Journey 2004,
France , Morocco
directed by
Ismael Ferrouji
Mustapha, an old French Moroccan, feels that he doesn't have much more time to live. Before he dies, he wants to make one more pilgrimage to Mecca . Together with his modern son, Reda, he starts on a long journey, during which they slowly get to know each other. A loving portrait and road movie in one.
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Cuban Music
2004,
Italy
directed by
German Kral
Just a normal day in Havana . Barbaro, one of the city's typical taxi drivers, picks up the Maestro Pio Leiva (85), a star of the Buena Vista Social Club, who is late for a radio show. Barbaro and Pio become friends and decide to put together a band with some of the best and the most acclaimed young musicians living in Cuba today - all under the direction of the Maestro. |
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