El Gusto: documentary
Untitled Pirate movie
The Zar
Nollywood Paradiso
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EL GUSTO is a 88min Drama-Doc that tells the story of an orchestra of Jewish and Muslim musicians torn apart by history and war 50 years ago, and recently reunited for an exceptional concert. These musicians share a passion they never lost: the soul of the Algerian Casbah, Chaabi music.
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 In 1631, Algerian pirates raided the sleepy Irish coastal village ofBaltimore, capturing 100 men women and children and sailing away withthem for a life of slavery in Algiers. Amongst them is Nora, theproud 20 year old daughter of Baltimore’s Irish Chieftain who findsherself plunged into the exotic, sensual world of the PalaceHarems. Determined to free her people, Nora must tread a fineline between loyalty and betrayal and finds herself trapped in a worldof seduction and deception. top »  Watch promo » Voirbande-annonce » Somewhere in the middle of the twoopposing forces of monotheist religion and a matriarchal cult lies thetruth about the nature of devotion, escapism and the battle between menand women. By exploring the initially alien world of the Zar cult andthe dogma of organized religion, 'The Mask and the Mirror' graduallyencompasses issues that people the world over recognize and wrestlewith every day: their spiritual beliefs, their choice of escapism, andtheir capacity to judge.  
First there was Hollywood, then Bollywoodand now Nollywood. From the most unlikely of locations has emerged athriving film industry in Nigeria, based not on box office seats but onhome video tape sales. Nollywood Paradiso is a journey into the darkheart of the burgeoning Nigerian film industry; steeped in chaos,corruption and an insatiable appetite for escapism and fantasy. As thethird largest industry in the world, Nollywood now faces the ultimateadversary: itself.
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