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Azra was a rock band from Zagreb (Croatia) that was popular across Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir "Johnny" Štulić. The other two members of the original line-up were Mišo Hrnjak (bass) and Boris Leiner (drums). The band is named after a verse from "Der Asra" by Heinrich Heine. They are considered to be one of the most influential bands from the former Yugoslav New Wave rock era and the Yugoslav Rock scene in general.
They released their first single in 1979 with songs "Balkan" and "A šta da radim". The first album named Azra was published in 1980 and achieved commercial success and popularized Azra in former Yugoslavia. Azra recorded its last studio album Između krajnosti (Between the extremes) in 1987. In 1988 the band recorded 4LP live album under the name Zadovoljština (Satisfaction), after which Štulić disbanded the band. Štulić recorded three more solo albums since moving to Houten, Netherlands, where he currently lives in seclusion. A 2003 rock documentary, Sretno dijete depicts Azra as the locus of the rock scene in the former Yugoslavia during the 1980s, along with Bijelo dugme. Even today, Azra remains very popular among youth in the countries of former Yugoslavia.
Actors: Kulvinder Ghir (actor), Tilly Vosburgh (actress), Shaheen Khan (actress), Simon Lambros (composer), Lesley Manning (director), Paul Bhattacharjee (actor), Surendra Kochar (actress), Surendra Kochar (producer), Surendra Kochar (writer), Sakuntala Ramanee (actress), Shiv Grewal (actor), Francesca Brooks (miscellaneous crew), Kristina Linder (actress), Jaz Deol (actor), Ricarda Ruff (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Honeycomb Lodge is a collection of stories through the use of flashbacks that lead victims of domestic violence to one common place, the Safe House. The film depicts an insight into the impact that domestic violence can have on adults and children alike. The life stories of the victims their background history, their experiences, their shattered dreams and disrupted home life constitute the body of the film. Like life itself, we see some precious moments of happiness and hope amidst tales of tragedy and despair.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Nebahat Çehre (actress), Faruk Turgut (producer), Erkan Can (actor), Kaan Urgancioglu (actor), Asli Tandogan (actress), Hazal Kaya (actress), Ömür Atay (director), Nihal G. Koldas (actress), Erhan Acar Jr. (editor), Elit Iscan (actress), Nuran Evren Sit (writer), Hakan Kurtas (actor), Servet Pandur (actress), Tugay Mercan (actor), Günes Emir (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Conor Timmis (actor), Coleen Sciacca (actress), Gabriela Ilijeska (writer), Gabriela Ilijeska (director), Gabriela Ilijeska (writer), Ying Tao (producer), Livia Havrilak (actor),
Genres: Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Bhaveek Makan (actor), Bhaveek Makan (composer), Bhaveek Makan (writer), Bhaveek Makan (director), Jashan Makan (director), Jashan Makan (editor), Bhavesh Chauhan (writer), Bhavesh Chauhan (actor), Bhavesh Chauhan (director), Naanak Sodhi (composer), Melinda Shankar (actress), Harold Pang (director), Harold Pang (writer), Harold Pang (actor), Harold Pang (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Stig Hoffmeyer (actor), Ib Tardini (producer), Jens Albinus (actor), Vinca Wiedemann (miscellaneous crew), Andrea Vagn Jensen (actress), Thomas W. Gabrielsson (actor), Vibeke Hastrup (actress), Carsten Sparwath (actor), Carsten Sparwath (producer), Anne Katrine Andersen (producer), Manyar I. Parwani (director), Klaus Tange (actor), Manyar I. Parwani (writer), Faisel N. Butt (editor), Anne Juul (producer),
Plot: Ibrahim lives in an asylum center near Copenhagen. Devastation runs thick; a man commits suicide leaving his wife in tears. Ibrahim has a newspaper route, and when he has an accident he is helped by Ingrid, a pregnant woman who lives in a posh house. Soon after Ingrid and her husband are in a car crash, and Ingrid dies. Ibrahim's application for asylum from the prosecution he fears in Rwanda is rejected. He runs away and ends up at Ingrid's house. He finds only her devastated husband, Halfdan, who turns him away. But Ibrahim sneaks in and stays in the house, and little by little, and with the help of a shared love of math, they become friends.
Keywords: asylum, car-accident, character-name-in-title, chess, compass, death, denmark, lawyer, math, politicianActors: Kerry Fox (actress), Denise Haratzis (editor), Gillian Jones (actress), Cappi Ireland (costume designer), Fiona Landreth (miscellaneous crew), Mark McCann (actor), Colin McDougall (miscellaneous crew), Alan John (composer), Mary Barltrop (miscellaneous crew), Samantha Jennings (producer), Justin Davies (miscellaneous crew), Madeleine Blackwell (writer), Jessica Hobbs (director), Martin Williams (producer), Arbenita Fejzullahu (actress),
Plot: Maggie, a professional women in her 30s, is in the sleeping compartment of an overnight train to Sydney. Maggie is a workaholic who drowns her loneliness in a busy world. Unable to relax, she pulls out her laptop. But on this night, Maggie's lifestyle of extreme order and isolation is disrupted when a 14-year-old Albanian girl silently demands her seat and Maggie is forced to travel backwards. The next morning as Maggie anxiously prepares to meet her estranged mother, Ramona, she is disturbed to realize that the girl, Azra, is following her. To Ramona's incredulity, Maggie invites the stranger home and there Azra begins to reveal a deep secret. Ramona's world of quiet suburbia, where novelty letterboxes front the neat yards, is an unlikely scene for a clash of language, culture and family turmoil. But as Azra reveals she is a refugee from Kosovo, the fragile walls of suburban familiarity begin to crack. Her family shattered by war, all Azra has to hold on to is a hand-made postcard of the Opera House, which her mother sent from a detention center in Australia. Azra's past is glimpsed in a nightmarish memory, which is echoed by the childhood experience that Ramona later relays to her own daughter. These fragments within the story add a personally poetic layer to the underlying politics of exile and belonging. Both emotionally troubled, Maggie and Ramona struggle to deal with the stranger. Ramona is highly critical of Maggie, who in turn resents her mother's overbearing ways. Their relationship is turned on its head, when Azra'search leads to a surprising and ultimately moving discovery. In the current climate, where the issue of asylum seekers has polarized opinion, So Close To Home is a remarkable depiction of the ironies and challenges involved in the idea of strangers. What begins as a story of boundaries is soon transformed into an exploration of the bonds of family and in particular, motherhood.
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Plot: Thanks to his friendliness towards Nazis, Sarajevo businessman is more and more rich during WW2. However, his infatuation towards the Jewish girl will cause his demise.
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Genres: Adventure, Drama,la notte cade su di noi
la pioggia cade su di noi
la gente non sorride piu
vediamo un monde vecchio che
ci sta crollando adoso ormoi
ma che colpa abbiamo noi
sara una bella soceta
fondota sulla liberta
pero spiegateci il perche
se non sentiamo come voi
ci disprezzate come mai
ma che colpa abbiomo noi
e se noi non siamo come voi
una ragione forse c'e
e se non la sapete voi
(oh yeah)
e se non la sapete voi