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NR,1hr 23min
Released:
May 3, 2002
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New Yorker Films
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Synopsis: Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has often concerned himself with children striving to make the best of difficult circumstances, and this documentary finds him capturing a real-life corollary to the fictional tales of his best-known work. At the request of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development, Kiarostami traveled to Africa to make a film about the work of the Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans, a volunteer group established to provide food, shelter, and care for ... Full Synopsis
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You come away from his film overwhelmed, hopeful and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated. Full Review
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73
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out of 100
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