Films and documentaries at the 2010 festival
This year's programme includes outstanding movies and documentaries that have their premiere at the festival, many films that will be screened one time only at the festival, a retrospective of Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi's work, remarkable documentaries that make their ‘come-back' after being screened at IDFA 2009, and a selection of the best human rights films that were taken to the big screen in 2009.
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Rebiya Kadeer once embodied China’s economic success. Now she stands up for her people, the Uyghurs.... »
Parable about discrimination of women and the impact of war and theocracy on children in Afghanistan.... »
Burma VJ - Reporting From a Closed Country
Much-praised documentary about undercover journalists in Burma who put their lives on the line. »
A new light on the impact of the forgotten war against Muslim fundamentalism in Algeria. »
The Shushan gay bar in the heart of Jerusalem is an unusual symbol of unity. »
Declaration of Human Rights in Animation
Superbly crafted animation film that paints a spectacular picture of our human rights. »
A personal quest by Yoav Shamir, winner of the Joris Ivens Award, to find out what anti-Semitism stands for in the contemporary western world.... »
Documentary of stage producer Laura van Dolron about westners gone astray on the West Bank. »
In the comic road movie 'Eden is West' by famous film maker Costa-Gavras, we follow illegal immigrant Elias.... »
The homosexual love between 38-year-old, married Aaron and Ezri is put under pressure by the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.... »
Touching film about the disabled Iranian boy Babak who dreams of going to school. »
One of Kenya’s most prominent human rights defenders asks various persons concerned about the violence that swept the country at the end of 2007.... »
The daily life of Kenya’s city and country dwellers, who see no reason whatsoever for (white men) meddling with internal affairs.... »
Eye-opening and sometimes shocking documentary about the modern, online form of baby traffic. »
The activist Tsering Jampa campaigns for the autonomy of Tibet and the preservation of the culture of kindness.... »
VPRO IDFA Award 2010. Every year, Chinese migrant workers undertake a heroic journey from the industrial areas to their native villages in the province.... »
A tribute screening to the Tibetan film maker Dhondup Wangchen who will have been behind bars for exactly two years on the festival.... »
In exchange for financial support from Italy, Libia promisses to diminish the stream of African refugees. This leads to great consequences for asylum seekers.... »
Life in Kirgizstan for a newly married couple expecting a baby is not all roses. »
Impressive portrait of one of the last white farmers in Zimbabwe, who institutes legal proceedings against Mugabe.... »
A British journalist is kidnapped during a work visit in Afghanistan. When she returns, she converts to islamism. What does her christian mother think?... »
The Rwandese government started Gacaca back in 1999, but is it possible to forgive those who have massacred your entire family?... »
Six years after closing the refugee centre in Calais there are still about 6000 homeless asylum seekers living under harsh conditions.... »
No One Knows About Persian Cats
Winner of 'Un Certain Regard'. A quest through the underground rockscene of Teheran by director Bahman Ghobadi.... »
Young Jordanian film maker Fadi Hindash, who lives in Dubai, sheds light on one of the biggest taboos in the Arab world: homosexuality.... »
In this award-winning road movie twelve-year-old Tedo has to somehow survive in desolate and war-ridden Abkhazia.... »
The war on terror creates a new generation of terrorists: Pakistani children who are prepared to kill.... »
Drily humorous police film about how a routine job can turn into a matter of conscience. »
Two Danish comedians obtain permission to perform a variety act in North Korea. A grotesque undertaking.... »
Behind the beautiful façades of refurbished houses in Santiago de Cuba Cuba shows an entirely different face.... »
A gripping love story between a German backpacker and a Cambodian prostitute. »
Portrait of six brave women who try to shape Nepal’s future. Won several prizes at festivals. »
An indictment of the role played by men in Egyptian society. Feminist film hit from Egypt. »
A year ago a South African boy is shot and becomes paralysed. In spite of many setbacks his mother keeps taking care of him.... »
‘The Shock Doctrine' named after the book by activist Naomi Klein, argues that the free market system has all the characteristics of a dictatorial regime.... »
Award-winning, ironic documentary about intolerance towards homosexuals in Italy. »
A fascinating documentary about four Palestinian women who have jobs that are traditionally done by men.... »
A raw and uncensored portrait of Tibet as the world has never seen before, made by former political prisoner Ngawang Choephel.... »
Raw and realistic movie that was the breakthrough for laureate director Bahman Ghobadi, the festival’s guest of honour.... »
In the staggering documentary 'To Shoot an Elephant', activist Alberto Arce zooms in on life in Gaza, occupied by Israel.... »
Exciting movie about the dubious trial against Goran Duric, a former Yugoslav army commander. »
Won the public award of the 34th International Film Festival Rotterdam. Impressive movie by director Bahman Ghobadi, the festival’s guest of honour.... »
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Special programme by Movies that Matter and Upload Cinema about activism on the Internet. »
Hossein and Shaima have been in love with each other since childhood. They are separated by the war in Afghanistan. A story about an impossible love affair. ... »
In the capital of Sierra Leone war criminal/war hero Issa Sesay stands trial. A controversial case. »
Dutch documentary makers Femke and Ilse van Velzen collect statements from perpetrators in their latest film on rape in times of war.... »
A group of Iranian lawyers and human rights defenders stand up for women’s rights in Iran. »
The wives of arrested intellectuals in Cuba embody the opposition against Castro's regime. »
In this popcorn documentary full of humour, fast editing and acute comments, the Yes Men ridicule the free market.... »
Former prisoners of concentration camps in North Korea make a unique and controversial musical based on their experiences.... »
