Frank-Peter Lehmann

Under the Trump administration, USA is a deeply divided country. One side feeds populism and religious rectitude in a monochromatic landscape, painted white, lamenting for a past that never will return. The other side fuels diversity and multiculturalism, a biased vision of a progressive future, quite unlikely. Both sides are constantly confronted, without listening to each other. Only a few reasonable people gather to change this potentially dangerous situation.

Afghanistan, immediately post-9/11: Small teams of Green Berets arrive on a series of secret missions to overthrow the Taliban. What happens next is equal parts war origin story and cautionary tale, illuminating the nature and impact of 15 years of constant combat, with unprecedented access to U.S. Special Forces.

지구상의 모든 지식을 한 곳에 둘 도서관이 건설 중이다? 구글은 인터넷상에 무너지지 않는 도서관을 건설하고 있다. 전 세계의 모든 책을 전자화 하겠다는 야심찬 포부를 가진 구글의 월드 브레인 프로젝트. 지금까지 1천만 권의 책을 스캔하여 저장했다는 구글의 이 프로젝트는 달콤하게 들리지만 그 이면에는 당신이 무엇을 읽고 있는지 모두 지켜본다는 불편한 진실이 감춰져 있다. 구글의 월드 브레인 프로젝트에는 법적인 또는 윤리적인 문제가 없을까. 영화는 조용히 진행되고 있는 빅브라더의 출현을 경계의 눈으로 바라본다.

In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year-old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world’s most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as The International Holy Koran Competition. Up against much older students, these youngsters have committed the 600 pages of the Koran to memory, and will put their skills to the test before the elite of the world’s Muslim community in Cairo, Egypt. In the midst of this intense international competition, the three young competitors –two boys from Senegal and Tajikistan, and one girl from the Maldives – face uncertain futures at home, as they are caught between fundamentalist and moderate visions of Islam. The children discuss their recitation techniques – with accompanying, completely improvised melodies – and talk about their nerves and excitement as they finally compete before a panel of judges.