Activized (2021)
Жанр : документальный
Время выполнения : 36М
Директор : Eric Stange
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Activized follows the stories of seven ordinary Americans who, for the first time in their lives, have left their comfort zones and become involved in gun violence prevention, voting rights and immigrants’ rights.
Действие фильма происходит во Вьетнаме в 1989 году. Кристина Нобл летит в Хошимин (бывший Сайгон) с несколькими долларами в кармане, и желанием помочь бедствующим жителям города. Картина рассказывает о ее воспитание в Дублине, и ее взрослой уже жизни в Великобритании. Это реальная, вдохновляющая история о женщине, которая своим примером показала, что нужен лишь один человек, чтобы изменить мир.
Ай Вэйвэй — самый известный китайский современный художник, «пекинский Энди Уорхол» и хулиган, создавший себе имя и репутацию не только выставками в Tate Modern, но и открытым противодействием китайским властям. Действующий в условиях строгой цензуры и бесчеловечного законодательства, Ай продолжает творить и сплачивать людей с помощью своего искусства и социальных сетей. В ответ на это китайские власти закрыли его блог, избили, снесли бульдозером его недавно построенную студию и тайно заключили художника под стражу.
Фильм повествует о легендарном директоре колледжа Прабакаре Ананде и его верном помощнике - Дипаке Кумаре, влюбленном в дочь директора Пурби. У молодых людей есть друг Сушант, который первым страдает от введенной решением Верховного суда политики бронирования. В результате такой перемены в образовании и в общественном мнении друзья становятся врагами, влюбленные ссорятся, а доктор Прабакар Ананд из уважаемого всеми влиятельного человека превращается в безработного изгоя. Долго ли продлятся гонения и сможет ли любовь и дружба побороть все невзгоды и разногласия?.
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