Festivals >> Sundance >> 2010 >> World Documentary Competition

Enemies Of The People (Country: Cambodia, United Kingdom; Director: Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath)
A young journalist whose family was killed by the Khmer Rouge befriends the perpetrators of the Killing Fields genocide, evoking shocking revelations. Full Review See: Rob Lemkin/Thet Sambath interview about Enemies Of The People Official Site

A Film Unfinished (Country: Germany, Israel; Director: Yael Hersonski)
Film reels uncovered in Nazi archives reveal the mechanisms used to stage Warsaw Ghetto life - images which have shaped our view of history.

Fix ME (Country: France, Palestinian Territories, Switzerland; Director: Raed Andoni)
When Palestinian filmmaker Raed Andoni gets a headache that won't quit, he seeks out help and insight in different forms in his hometown of Ramallah. Official Site

His & Hers (His And Hers) (Director: Ken Wardrop; Cast: 70 women)
Seventy women talk about the men in their lives. Full Review View Trailer

Kick In Iran (Country: Gemany; Director: Fatima Geza Abdollahyan)
The first female professional Taekwondo fighter from Iran to qualify for the Olympic Games struggles for recognition in a society where women still play a subordinate role.

Last Train Home (Country: Canada, China; Director: Lixin Fan; Cast: Suqin Chen, Changhua Zhan, Qin Zhang, Yang Zhang)
Getting a train ticket in China proves a towering ordeal as a migrant worker family embarks on a journey, along with 200 million other peasants, to reunite with their distant family. Full Review See: Sundance Daily Diary 2010: Happythankyoumoreplease, Restrepo, Last Train Home and Hesher

The Red Chapel (Det røde kapel) (Country: Denmark; Director: Mads Brügger; Cast: Mads Brügger, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Jacob Nossell)
A journalist with no scruples, a self-proclaimed spastic, and a comedian travel to North Korea under the guise of a cultural exchange visit to challenge one of the world’s most notorious regimes. See: Sundance Film Festival 2010: Days Seven and Eight

Russian Lessons (Country: Georgia, Germany, Norway; Director: Olga Konskaya, Andrei Nekrasov)
An investigation into Russian actions during the 2008 war in Georgia, revealing the little known story of the ethnic cleansing in the region since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Secrets Of The Tribe (Country: Brazil; Director: José Padilha)
Is the academic Anthropology community capable of generating real knowledge about mankind? The scandals and the infighting regarding the representation of indigenous Indians in the Amazon Basin seems to indicate that the answer may be a resounding no.

Sins Of My Father (Pecados de mi padre) (Country: Argentina, Colombia; Director: Nicolas Entel; Writer: Nicolas Entel, Pablo Farina)
The life and times of notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar are recounted through the eyes of his son, who fled Colombia to move beyond his father's legacy. Full Review

Space Tourists (Country: Switzerland; Director: Christian Frei; Cast: Anousheh Ansari, Jonas Bendiksen, Dumitru Popescu, Charles Simonyi)
A humorous and laconic view of the way billionaires depart planet earth to travel into outer space for fun.

Waste Land (Country: UK, Brazil; Director: Lucy Walker)
Lives are transformed when international art star Vik Muniz collaborates with garbage pickers in the world's largest landfill in Rio de Janeiro. Full Review

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