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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2012)

Our future is in the hands of women, everywhere

Gênero : Documentário

Runtime : 3H 44M

Director : Maro Chermayeff

Sinopse

PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the "paramount moral challenge" of our time.

Atores

Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes
Self
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
Self
Dipti Mehta
Dipti Mehta
Self (voice)
Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan
Self
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union
Self
Diane Lane
Diane Lane
Self
America Ferrera
America Ferrera
Self
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
Self

Tripulações

Joshua Bennett
Joshua Bennett
Producer
Mikaela Beardsley
Mikaela Beardsley
Executive Producer
Nico Abondolo
Nico Abondolo
Original Music Composer
Mariusz Glabinski
Mariusz Glabinski
Sound Effects Editor
Taylor Williams
Taylor Williams
Assistant Art Director
Wolfgang Held
Wolfgang Held
Director of Photography
Robert Hanna
Robert Hanna
Director of Photography
Maro Chermayeff
Maro Chermayeff
Director

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