Global Lens – The Best of World Cinema – Volume 4: Latin America – 5 DVD Collector’s Edition

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Global Lens – The Best of World Cinema – Volume 4: Latin America – 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 Latin American films.

NOTHING MORE (NADA +) – Cuba:
The sociopolitical conditions of modern Cuba are explored through the story of Carla, a young postal worker who enlivens her drab existence by opening the letters she is responsible for processing. (Spanish w. English subs)

THE FINGER (El Dedo) – Argentina:
After years of dictatorship, a remote village formally becomes a town with the birth of its 501st inhabitant. Hidalgo, an ingratiating scion, is eager for the new post of mayor but is met with aggressive opposition. Based on real events, this charming dramatic comedy pokes fun at small town ways while celebrating true democratic values. (Spanish w. English subs)

CRAFT (Riscado) – Brazil:
Bianca manages a precarious living as a talented but underemployed actress in Rio de Janeiro, performing for private events dressed as movie icons. Bianca’s situation is upturned by an audition that leads to a rare opportunity. (Portuguese & French w. English subs)

MY TIME WILL COME (Cuando Me Toque A Mi) – Ecaudor:
A murder sets in motion a series of interlocking tragedies that find their way to the city morgue’s Dr. Fernandez. Isolated from the world around him, Fernandez is forced to confront his connection to the living, and the dead. (Spanish w. English subs)

BECLOUD (Vaho) – Mexico:
On a dry lakebed in 1964, a trucker and his companion find a baby boy. Years later, the destinies of three men from the local neighborhood become linked to the lakebed and the baby. In its enthralling mix of history, memory and atonement, this film creates an unexpected parable of modern Mexico. (Spanish w. English subs)

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