The Pink Panthers have stolen over £270m in diamonds in more than 241 robberies in cities from Paris to Tokyo. The film explores the rise of the group during the 1990s Balkan conflict when economic sanctions imposed on Serbia fueled illegal activities. The criminals reveal an underworld driven by fast wealth and paranoia, while theContinue reading “Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers – 2013”
Category Archives: Documentary
Beyond Bollywood – 2013
Documentary following four artists working behind the scenes as a part of the world’s fastest growing film industry. Director : Adam Dow|Ruchika Muchhala Cast : Harry Key|Ojas Rajani|Pooja Kasekar|Prem Singh Thakur Genre : Documentary|Drama Release Date : 11/1/2013 Country : India
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan – 2013
In 1953, Horace Carter earned a Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service for his reporting on the Ku Klux Klan. Carter persevered in the face of death threats, including those against his family, and used the editorial authority of North Carolina’s TABOR CITY TRIBUNE to protest the Klan’s racist rhetoric and vigilantism. Carter’s bold reportingContinue reading “The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan – 2013”
Red Ant Dream – 2013
This documentary deals with the Maoist insurgency in India. It focuses on the Maoists in Bastar, Chhattisgarh fighting against industrialists in Niyamgiri, Odisha, and protesters acting in memory of the Leftist revolutionary Bhagat Singh in Punjab. Director : Sanjay Kak Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 3/8/2013 Country : India
Las muertes chiquitas – 2013
For her epic exploration of the female orgasm, Catalan artist Mireia Sallares interviewed 30 Mexican women from various walks of life: professors, prostitutes, psychologists, nuns, revolutionaries, and former child brides. Her interviews go beyond the “little deaths” of the title, seamlessly moving between issues of sexual violence, political protest, love, family, and mortality. In aContinue reading “Las muertes chiquitas – 2013”
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster – 2013
A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan. Director : Erik Sharkey Cast : Drew Struzan|Frank Darabont|George Lucas|Guillermo del Toro|Michael E. Uslan|Michael J. Fox|Rick Law|Steve Guttenberg|Steven Spielberg|Thomas Jane Genre : Documentary Release Date : 7/19/2013 Country : United States
Minerita – 2013
Minerita is the story of three women, Lucia (40), Ivonne (16) and Abigail (17), working as guards inside the potosi mine in Bolivia and struggling to survive in a hell unsuitable for life when they have to defend themselves from men converted into vermin. Their only weapons, courage… and dynamite. Director : Raúl de laContinue reading “Minerita – 2013”
Rechtlos und ausgeliefert? Schicksal Demenz – 2013
Director : Silvia Matthies Cast : Genre : Documentary|Drama Release Date : 10/3/2013 Country :
108 – 2013
Of all my uncles, Rodolfo was the only one who didn’t want to be a blacksmith like my grandfather: He wanted to be a dancer. The search for the traces of his life leads to the discovery that in the eighties in Paraguay, under Stroessner’s dictatorship, Rodolfo was included in one of the “108 listsContinue reading “108 – 2013”
Knucklebonehead – 2013
Oscar is 40 years old teacher whose Jekyll and Hyde lifestyle starts to cast a shadow on his family life. Just when he is starting to show signs of calming down following the birth of his firstborn, new mortgage and several visits to psychiatrist, his manager lures him back into his old life as rock’n’rollContinue reading “Knucklebonehead – 2013”