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The Kunta are a Berber–Arab tribal group of Saharan Nomads, today residing mostly in northern Mali and southern Mauritania.
Believed to be descended from the Zenata Berbers, the Kounta consider themselves related to the Arab nomads and warriors who brought Islam to North Africa in the eighth century (CE). Specifically, they trace their lineage from Uqba ibn Nafi, a Muslim leader of the conquest period.
Established in Mauritania since the eleventh century, the Kounta were instrumental in the expansion of Islam in to sub-Saharan West Africa in the 15th century, and formed an urban elite in cities such as Timbuctu which were on the southern end of the Trans-Saharan trade.
While the nomadic Kunta clans were "pacified" early by French Colonial forces, and many were recruited into Méhariste units, the urban Kounta trading and religious groups to the east were instrumental in the Fulani Jihad States of the Sokoto Caliphate, Macina, and the Segou Tijaniyya Jihad state of Umar Tall.
Some leaders of the Kunta in north east Mali have come into conflict with Tuareg and Bambara populations in towns where they once held a near monopoly on political power. In 1998-1999 and again in 2004 there were brief flare-ups of intercommunal violence between these groups near Gao and Timbuctu, a rare event in postcolonial Mali. There has even been a small ethnic Kounta insurgency, begun in 2004 by a former army colonel, though few attacks have been staged and the leadership has been largely rejected by the Kunta community.
Actors: Damian Chapa (director), Tiffany Pulvino (actress), Damian Chapa (actor), Eliezer Ortiz (actor), Damian Chapa (producer), Damian Chapa (producer), Les Mahoney (actor), Damian Chapa (writer), Art Roberts (actor), Alison Lees-Taylor (actress), Kevin Strom (actor), Natasha Blasick (actress), Iris Karina (actress), Shannon Theule (actor), Lenny Porterfield (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Carlos Santos (actor), Ângelo Torres (director), Ângelo Torres (writer), Miguel Melo (actor), Sandra Celas (actress), Daniel Martinho (actor), Francisco Brás (actor), Ana Costa (producer), Sílvia Filipe (actress), Paulo Patraquim (actor), Jaime Vishal (actor), Rui Spranger (actor), Jaime Lopes (actor), Bruno Cabral (editor), Carlos Isaac (writer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: William Wayne (actor), Chilembwe M. Mason (actor), Steve Gonzales (actor), Karen Pellant (actress), Ishtar Uhvana (actress), Michael Sean Tighe (actor), Noelle Arzillo (actress), Alfonso Posada (writer), Alfonso Posada (editor), Alfonso Posada (director), Alfonso Posada (producer), Philip Digiacomo (actor), Suzanne Sheikh (actress), Eric Rodriguez (miscellaneous crew), Eric Rodriguez (producer),
Genres: Action, Comedy,Actors: Johnny Lever (actor), Deven Verma (actor), Anjan Srivastav (actor), Rakesh Bedi (actor), Naseeruddin Shah (actor), Achyut Potdar (actor), Gavin Packard (actor), Shammi Kapoor (actor), Mushtaq Khan (actor), Shah Rukh Khan (actor), Tinnu Anand (actor), Johnny Lever (actor), Arun Bakshi (actor), Urmila Matondkar (actress), Guddi Maruti (actress),
Plot: Sunder Srivastava (Shahrukh Khan) is a young graduate whose main ambition in life is to fulfill his father's dream of starting a school on his half-acre property in his village, though he has no funds to execute his plans. Sunder's childhood friend Prem, a seasoned conman who operates in Bombay, convinces the gullible Sunder to mortgage his land to the village Zamindar (landlord) and fly to Dubai. Prem promises Sunder a handsomely paying teacher's job in Dubai that would give Sunder enough money to start his school within two years. Sunder does as told and arrives in Bombay to meet Prem; not only is there no sign of his friend at the station, but Sunder also gets unwittingly involved with a petty thief who robs him of all his luggage and money. To make matters worse, when Sunder reaches Prem's lodge, he finds an apologetic letter from Prem informing him that he has used his Rs.10,000 to get himself to Dubai instead and will one day repay him. Now at the end of his tether, Sunder wanders into an old Christian cemetery. Sitting on an old grave, Sunder gives vent to his frustrations and strikes the tombstone in helplessness, but immediately apologizes to the deceased. This amuses the ghost of Amar Kumar-- alias Marco (Naseeruddin Shah)-- who was killed and thrown into the grave 20 years before, only to rise at Sunder's apology. Marco explains to a frightened Sunder that he was a notorious Crime Don, who at the behest of his romantic partner Savitri (Malvika Tiwari), had resolved to give up crime, but was shot by his protégé Kunta the day after the wedding. Marco seeks Sunder's help in getting even with his killers and promises Sunder a job and a place to stay in return. Marco manages to get Sunder a post in a school run by his father-in-law (Shammi Kapoor). Everyone grows fond of the new games teacher, including Marco's daughter (Urmila Matondkar). This last, a vivacious girl of an age with Sunder, courts the boy at least twice, accompanied by her largely invisible father. Kunta (Tinnu Anand) makes an attempt to capture the playing ground on the college campus. The college is starved of funds and proposes a cricket match to collect funds. Sunder and his team are helped by the invisible Marco, who cheats on their behalf and ensures victory. When Sunder tries to tell the others that he can see and talk to Marco, nobody believes him. In a final bid for victory, Kunta captures Sunder, Marco's daughter, and Marco's father-in-law, attempting to bury them alive. Marco rescues them and gives all the criminals led by Kunta a beating. He is about to kill Kunta when Sunder pleads with him not to do so. Marco forgives his enemy and lets him go. In time, Sunder marries Marco's daughter while Marco ascends to heaven. As he goes, Marco warns the children that although he came back to life for a second chance to do the right thing, they will not have the same chance; they therefore must make the best of what chances they have.
Keywords: able-to-hear-the-dead, able-to-see-the-dead, back-from-the-dead, bail, bathroom, bedroom, betrayal-by-friend, betting, breaking-the-fourth-wall, cemeterySagor som är för barnen som är som du
(om en tunnel vid ljusets slut)
Jag är din vän och vi lär oss av varann
(det är ett av skälen)
Ge dom ett finger och värm min hand
(i ett iskallt IKEA-land)
Du är min vän och vi lär oss av varann
(bara ett av skälen, ett av skälen,
ett av skälen, ett av skälen)
Refr:
Så snurra min jord min igen
Radion spelar vår sång
Stockholm ligger öde och världen håller andan
(vilken färg har själen)
Snurra min jord min igen
För allt vi drömde en gång
Allt som du gör blir till pärlor på min panna
(vilken färg har själen älskling)
Ge oss en shans vi är äldre nu
(vi ser ljuset vid tunnelns slut)
Ge oss en chans vi kan lära av varann
(det är ett av skälen)
Sagor för barn som är vuxna nu
(TVn står på som bakgrundsljud)
Jag är din vän och vi lär oss av varann
(bara ett av skälen, ett av skälen)
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