Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a documentary portrait of power, betrayal, truth and sacrifice.
Existe la gran civilización maya que conocemos y otra que estamos redescubriendo. El periodo que conocemos floreció entre el 250 y el 900 d.C. y nos legó magníficas ciudades como Tikal y Palenque, dispersas a través del sur de México y América Central. El documental trata una época anterior de la historia de los mayas. Sus revelaciones son de suma importancia. Entre ellas se cuentan: El Mirador, una gigantesca ciudad oculta en la selva tropical; un exquisito mural pintado aproximadamente en la época de Cristo y una máscara tallada de un dios Sol, de más de tres metros de altura, sorprendentemente conservada con todo detalle
The Bezeklik Grottoes in the Flaming Mountains near Turfan hang precariously off a cliff above a steep gorge. However, the Buddhist carvings and murals within these caves were not sufficiently remote to escape both the onslaught of Islam and the intentions of foreign archaeologists and treasure seekers. Now there is a new threat: that of numerous coach loads of foreign and domestic tourists, keen to see what's left.
This astonishing documentary investigates how an advertising slogan invented by Madison Avenue executives in 1948 has come to define our most intimate and romantic rituals and ideals. The Diamond Empire, which sent shockwaves through the transnational diamond industry when it first appeared, systematically takes apart the myth that "diamonds are forever." It exposes how one white South African family, through a process of monopoly and fantasy, managed to exert control over the global flow of diamonds and change the very way we think about courtship, marriage, and love - an achievement all the more stunning given that diamonds are in fact neither scarce nor imperishable. Zeroing in on how "the diamond empire" managed to convert something valueless into one of the most coveted commodities in history, the film provides a riveting look at how marketing and consumer culture shape not only global trade and economics, but also our very identities.
Frank es un ladrón de joyas experto en el negocio de diamantes. Sin embargo, tras haber pasado algunos años en la cárcel, llega a la conclusión de que lo que realmente desea es abandonar su profesión y tener una agradable vida familiar. Pero antes tendrá que resolver ciertos problemas. Para acelerar el proceso interviene en un gran negocio en el que participa un gángster muy poderoso.
