Global Lens – The Best of World Cinema – Volume 11: Eastern Europe – 5 DVD Collector’s Edition

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Global Lens – The Best of World Cinema – Volume 11: Eastern Europe – 5 DVD Collector’s Edition

The Global Film Initiative’s award winning Global Lens series supports the growth of vibrant, global filmmaking communities from around the world. This unique Collector’s Edition includes 5 critically acclaimed Eastern European films.

AMNESTY (Amnistia) – Albania:
Conjugal visits unite two strangers visiting a prison to meet their incarcerated spouses. During these dutiful visits, Elsa and Spetim find in each other the companionship missing from their lives. A prisoner amnesty, however, soon threatens their fragile bond in this contemplative drama. (Albanian w. English subs)

A WONDERFUL NIGHT IN SPLIT (Ta Divna Splitska Noc) – Croatia:
In a ghetto in the medieval city of Split, several stories unfold in the lead up to midnight on New Year’s Eve. Unconnected lives simultaneously unravel amid fireworks and the countdown to a new year. (Croatian w. English subs)

THE PARADE (Parada) – Serbia:
A group of gay activists in Belgrade strikes a tense alliance with a Serbian crime boss, whose fiancée demands an extravagant wedding that only struggling thespian Mirko and his friends can provide. In exchange, macho Limun reluctantly agrees to provide security for the group’s Pride parade. (Croatian w. English subs)

ORDINARY PEOPLE – Serbia:
Young soldiers are sent deep into the countryside and given a macabre task: the execution of a group of civilians. This gut-wrenching film captures the psychological toll of war and the universal struggle of soldiers to reconcile morality with action. (Serbian w. English subs)

I AM FROM TITOV VELES (Jas Sum Od Titov Veles) – Macedonia:
Three sisters, burdened by the memory of their late father, each choose a different path to escape the suffocating environment of their dying rural town of Veles. A contemporary story of urban decay, this film’s stark realism depicts the vivid landscape of post-Communist Macedonia. (Macedonian w. English subs)

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