Sahrawi children move to Basque country in summer thanks to the solidarity project Vacations in Peace. In the first part of the documentary, we see how they live, what they discover, what they learn and how these children enjoy themselves during their stay. The second part of the documentary takes place in the refugee camps in the desert which have held refugees for more than 30 years. We see their day-to-day life and, in passing, the reasons for the conflict and the Sahrawi struggle.
Thirty years in the making, this documentary follows the journey of four brothers in their search for both the Indigenous wisdom of Turtle Island and a greater personal understanding and inner peace.
Daia Sahara is a trip to near and distant realities, a trip full of emotions, sensations and experiences, which despite their proximity, are alien to us but which build an energetic bond between Spanish families and Sahrawi refugee families.
Suso is a Sahrawi child. He has put his name down for a humanitarian aid program that allows saharawi children to spend a holiday away form the refugee camp where they lives.
This is a story about women who are fighters, tenacious, hopeful, active women…who were capable of lifting, from nothingness, in the harshest landscape of the world, life.
Bachir dreams of swimming in the sea, but he lives in a refugee camp in the desert. Despite the fact that he has no passport, he is offered the chance of a lifetime: he may be allowed to go on summer camp to Spain.
Lejsara is a documentary about two worlds: Tinduf and Mallorca. The main character, Lejsara, is twelve years old and, thanks to the ‘Holidays in Peace’ project, she’s going to spend her third and last summer in Spain with her host family.
Popular movie trailers from 2005
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Told through documentary, drama and first-hand accounts, this revealing film is a unique account of the most ruthless IRA bombing campaign ever to hit mainland Britain.
A baby is supposed to crown the dreamlike marriage of the divorce attorneys Pia and Uli, but the success of all their efforts – ranging from “sex on a schedule” to artificial insemination – fails to materialize.
The Art of Henry Moore aims to rediscover the artist by returning to the works themselves – his sculptures, drawings and graphics – and to Moore’s own thoughts about them.
In the 1920s, former coal miner Harry Hoxsey claimed to have an herbal cure for cancer. Although scoffed at and ultimately banned by the medical establishment, by the 1950s, Hoxsey's formula had been used to treat thousands of patients, who testified to its efficacy.
Emma (Damasus-Aboderin), Candace (Genevieve Nnaji) and Yvonne (Jalade-Ekeinde) have been friends since High School and have since settled into their respective lifestyles.
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