Años veinte. Kitty (Naomi Watts) es una joven inglesa de la alta sociedad que, para escapar de su ambiente familiar, se casa con Walter (Edward Norton), un prometedor médico. Ambos se trasladan a Shangai, donde Kitty se enamora de un norteamericano (Liev Schreiber) con el que tiene una aventura. Cuando Walter descubre la infidelidad de su esposa, decide trasladarse con ella a una de las regiones más remotas de China, para intentar luchar contra una mortal epidemia de cólera.
El cómodo mundo de Sarah Jordan (Angelina Jolie), una ingenua americana residente en Londres, da un vuelco cuando Nick Callahan (Clive Owen) se cuela en un baile para recaudar fondos y hace un apasionado alegato a favor de los niños hambrientos de África. Atraída por Nick y su causa, Sarah abandona las comodidades de su residencia londinense para viajar a aquel destrozado continente, decidida a ver la realidad del mundo y experimentar la pasión que Nick ha despertado en ella. Pero Sarah no tarda en darse cuenta de la dura realidad de la vida de Nick cuando ve las condiciones en las que trabaja. Asombrada por el peligro al que se enfrenta todos los días, Sarah se compromete cada vez más con este hombre cautivador y absolutamente entregado a su trabajo. Sarah regresa a Londres y se dedica a recaudar fondos mientras intenta resucitar su matrimonio.
Ambassador Rico DeMarco is in Washington trying to raise a five-million dollar loan for his country, Lower Salamia. Filbert Filmore and his domineering wife are about to sign on the dotted line for the loan when DeMarco's vivacious daughter, Estelita, upsets the deal by accidentally knocking hot coffee over the papers---and Mrs. Fillmore, who leaves the house in a huff. When word of the difficulties filters back home it's Viva la Revolution. But Estelita, disguised as a fortune teller tries to convince astrology believer Fillmore that the stars are propitious for his making the loan.
"Africa Light" - as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of nature and promises a life without any problems in a country where the difference between rich and poor could hardly be greater. Namibia does not give that impression of it. If you look at its surface it seems like Africa in its most innocent and civilized form. It is a country that is so inviting to dream by its spectacular landscape, stunning scenery and fascinating wildlife. It has a very strong tourism structure and the government gets a lot of money with its magical attraction. But despite its grandiose splendor it is an endless gray zone as well. It oscillates between tradition and modernity, between the cattle in the country and the slums in the city. It shuttles from colonial times, land property reform to minimum wage for everyone. It fluctuates between socialism and cold calculated market economy.
A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex web of interests that span the earth from powerful nations and multinational corporations to tribal and village leaders. This documentary offers unique insights into a multi-billion dollar world by investigating how aid dollars are spent.
What happens when a group of Finns travel to a tiny village in Benin to participate in a vaccination study? By participating, they can aid in the development of a diarrhea vaccine for children in developing countries – and, at the same time, have a different kind of vacation in West Africa. The complicated side of helping people and the clashes between two cultures rise to the forefront of Mia Halme’s delicious documentary film.
This short film details the history of the 'Friendship Train', created, following the end of World War II, to travel across the United States to collect food for war ravaged countries in Europe.
Since 24 February 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, several million refugees have already been taken in by Poles. In the Lublin region, near the Bug River, which marks the border with Ukraine and Belarus, farmers, shopkeepers, a photographer, and a teacher tell how their daily lives have been transformed by the outbreak of this war.