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"What do you think you are willing to do?"

2008 1h 40m IT

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 17

Drama

Synopsis

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8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.

“What do you think you are willing to do?”

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Cast

Nigist Anteneh
Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream")
Tefera Gizaw
Tiya's father (segment "Tiya's Dream")
Fekadu Kebede
Teacher (segment "Tiya's Dream")
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Father (segment "The Letter")
Hringur Ingvarsson
Son (segment "The Letter")
Dieudonné Ilboudo
Man (segment "SIDA")
Konkona Sen Sharma
Zeinab (segment "How can it be ?")
Ranvir Shorey
Arif (segment "How can it be ?")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abderrahmane Sissako
Writers: Régine Abadia, Jane Campion, Erin Dignam
Languages: Icelandic, French, English
Countries: France, Germany, Switzerland

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Icelandic, French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Switzerland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, shot by Greig Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Bradshaw. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nadia ben Rachid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Nigist Anteneh and Tefera Gizaw and Fekadu Kebede carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What do you think you are willing to do?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abderrahmane Sissako directs. Greig Fraser behind the camera. Mark Bradshaw scores. Nadia ben Rachid cuts. Produced in France, Germany, Switzerland. Dialogue in Icelandic, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Icelandic, French, English.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Switzerland.
4Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, shot by Greig Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mark Bradshaw. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nadia ben Rachid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nigist Anteneh and Tefera Gizaw and Fekadu Kebede carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "What do you think you are willing to do?".
9IMDB entry: tt0493101 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.