- published: 23 Jul 2015
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Coordinates: 45°54′58″N 6°07′59″E / 45.916°N 6.133°E / 45.916; 6.133
Annecy (French pronunciation: [an.si]; Èneci / Ènneci in Arpitan language) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy (Lac d'Annecy), 35 kilometres south of Geneva.
Annecy is the capital of the department of Haute-Savoie.
The metropolitan area of Annecy includes 13 municipalities.
Annecy is the capital of three cantons:
Starting as the capital of the county of Geneva, after the demise of the counts of Geneva, it became integrated into the House of Savoy's possessions in 1401. In 1444, it was set up by the Princes of Savoy as the capital of a region covering the possessions of the Genevois, Faucigny and Beaufortain. With the advance of Calvinism in 1535, it became a center for the Counter-Reformation and the bishop's see of Geneva was transferred here.
During the French Revolution the Savoy region was conquered by France. Annecy became attached to the département of Mont Blanc, of which the capital was Chambéry. After the Bourbon Restoration in 1815, it was returned to the Kingdom of Sardinia (heir of the Duchy of Savoy). When Savoy was sold to France in 1860, it became the capital of the new département of Haute-Savoie.
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Actors: Sally Kirkland (actress), Joey Sylvester (producer), Darren Dupree Washington (actor), John Hermann (producer), Robert T. Barrett (actor), Becca Battoe (actress), Alistair McKenzie (actor), Brett Emanuel (actor), Shirley Burns (actress), Youlanda Davis (actress), Tony Amara (writer), Jeff Karr (actor), Tony Amara (producer), Tony Amara (director), Pamela Laurie (actress),
Plot: The story centers around a beautiful young African girl named Phoebe who works as a maid for a rich white family in a small South African town. Her boss Henri abuses her on a regular basis while his wife looks the other way. She gets pregnant without know whom the father is. During her labor, she experience complications and passes away while giving birth to her baby girl. A powerful voodoo priest in the village, the chief and many other perform a ritual of drawing dry-point to determine who will murder Henri. Phoebe's aunt, raise the girl and she too was abuses and raped by her teacher, who is HIV positive. Life's not fair, but positive is created from it all.
Genres: Biography, Drama, Mystery, Short,