War and the Power To Live Program
supported by Red Cross
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (WWII). Even though there is no longer such large-scale warfare, people are taking arms and fighting all over the planet, right now at this moment. Not only armed conflicts, but terrorism and urban crimes lead to loss of precious human lives. Even for Japanese, we cannot ignore it anymore as something unrelated to us. Why do people go into battle and kill others? What leads them to risk their own lives too? As 2015 represents a major milestone to look back at the sacrifices made during WWII, this programme gives you an opportunity to think about the real meaning of "living in peace" with your loved ones.
The Chicken
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Una Gunjak/Germany, Croatia/14:57/Drama/2014
As a present for her 6th birthday, Selma gets a live chicken. When she realises the animal is going to be killed to feed the family, she decides to save it and set it free, unaware of the high stakes such action will lead to.
Bendito Machine V - Pull the Trigger
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Jossie Malis/Spain/11:54/Animation/2014
Trapped against his will in a turbulent conflict, an exotic traveler must wait patiently until the storm has passed.
The 86th (2014) Academy Award ® Nominee for Best Short (Live Action)
That wasn't meMature
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Esteban Crespo/Spain/25:00/Drama/2012
A Spanish woman and an African child’s lives are forever joined through a life-giving shot. KANEY is an African child soldier who lives with many other child soldiers and obeys orders. PAULA is a Spanish aid worker who follows her boyfriend to Africa. PAULA and KANEY meet each other at a border point, the starting point of this dramatic story.
Transit
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Chris Roche /UK/7:30/Drama/2009
10-year-old Connor returns from a holiday with his parents. At the airport he crosses paths with a mysterious man and the two of them have a transformational effect on each other's lives. This is a film about transitions, of a young boy and also of people passing through a country's borders.
Master Hoa's Requiem
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Scott Edwards/USA/18:00/Documentary/2014
In search of his dead wife's grave, a Vietnamese martial arts master returns 30 years later to the waters that claimed his wife and children in hopes of putting to rest his hellish past.
The Cosmonaut
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Stefan Faldbakken /Norway/18:00/Drama/2001
The Soviet Union, 1991: Captain Igor Fedrov is about to set a new record for solo space flight when he loses contact with the base in Kazakhstan.
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