Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (1995)
Temba Never Forgot The Most Precious Gift Of All...Friendship
Género : Aventura, Animación, Familia, Fantasía
Tiempo de ejecución : 25M
Sinopsis
A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to gain riches for himself instead of sharing with his friends.
Un grupo de arqueólogos británicos invaden la tumba de un cadáver momificado que resulta ser un sumo sacerdote del antiguo Egipto. La momia, que revivirá accidentalmente 3.700 años después de su muerte, intentará raptar a una joven de ascendencia egipcia que se parece a la princesa que amó en vida y que fue el motivo de su ejecución.
1994, guerra civil de Ruanda. Los odios ancestrales entre los hutu (la etnia dominante) y los tutsi provocan el asesinato del presidente del país, disturbios en las calles y, finalmente, una terrible matanza entre las dos etnias. Paul, que es hutu, trabaja como gerente de un hotel de Kigali y, cuando empiezan los disturbios, decide que el mejor refugio es precisamente el hotel. Y hacia allí organiza una huida desesperada acompañado no sólo de su familia, sino también de sus vecinos tutsi. Basada en hechos reales.
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A 15-year-old Somalian boy meets a 40-year-old Iranian man in a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them, they decide to take their faiths in their own hands and together they go on a journey in the Swedish summer.
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Julie, una agricultora de 35 años, está de acuerdo con Djibril, un inmigrante de Mali, para ayudarla en la granja. Como beneficio adicional, ella le pide que hacerse pasar por su "novio" en presencia de su madre, Huguette, que se está en su casa con la intención de encontrar un marido. A pesar de sus buenas intenciones, Djibril es completamente abrumado por la gran cantidad de trabajo agrícola, y muy sorprendidos de tener "mentir" a Huguette, que irrita a Julie que no tiene un carácter fácil. Las tensiones aumentan, despertando el interés de Huguette que cree que a pesar de sus diferencias culturales y personalidades, Julie y Djibril están hechos el uno para el otro.
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