Catalogue des films de « Kim Longinotto »

Documentary filmmaker Kim Longinotto pursues her invaluable exploration of women’s lives with this sensitive but unsentimental portrait of an Indian poet. Her Muslim family has kept Salma shut away for 25 years, but against all odds she becomes...

"Fearless, feisty and resolute, the 'Rough Aunties' are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. This newest documentary by internationally...

The setting is Kumba, a small town in the southwest of Cameroon. Manka, six, has run away from home and her abusive aunt. Amina has decided to sue her violent husband in Court for divorce. "Sisters in Law" follows the State Councilor and the...

When she isn't wrestling, Takeuchi is sweet-faced and mild-mannered. In the ring she turns into a shrieking fury. Fighting, she says, allow her to express her anger and frustration. But is shi vicious enough to make it into the world of Japanese...

In Iran, the legal right to divorce rests with men. In court wives are consequently being summoned by the judge to tempt their husbands back. If the husband still persists, he pays his wife compensation and that's the end of it. Women cannot get a...

Kazuko Hohki returns to Japan with her rockband after an absence of 15 years. To please her mother, she agrees to get marreid according to the rituals of the "House of Development", a religion of which her mother is prietess. Since while her...

Leaving the Bronx, the founders of hip-hop culture, deliver their message to Britain’s ghettos. With the graffiti artist Brim Fuentes and the Drum ‘n’ Bass icon, Goldie, mainly known at the time for his work as an artist in Birmingham and...