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8

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 40m
Drama
5.8
IMDB Rating
1,010 votes

8 shorts centered around 8 themes, directed by 8 famous film directors, involved and sharing their opinion on the progress, set-backs, and challenges our planet faces today.

Director
N/A
Writers
Régine Abadia, Jane Campion, Erin Dignam
Stars
Nigist Anteneh, Tefera Gizaw, Fekadu Kebede
Language
French, English
Country
France, Switzerland, Germany
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
📋 4.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Nigist Anteneh
as Tiya
👤
Tefera Gizaw
as Tiya's father
👤
Fekadu Kebede
as Teacher
Ingvar Sigurdsson
Ingvar Sigurdsson
as Father
Hringur Ingvarsson
Hringur Ingvarsson
as Son
👤
Dieudonne Ilboudo
as Man
Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma
as Zeinab
Ranvir Shorey
Ranvir Shorey
as Arif
👤
Birsa Chatterjee
as Son
Alice Englert
Alice Englert
as Ziggy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Reykjavík, Iceland
Production
LDM Productions, Ace and Company, Mediascreen

🏷️ Keywords

anthology filmportmanteau filmomnibus filmdirected by several directorscollective filmmaking

🎯 Categories

FrenchDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Largely successful
by nmegahey2009-05-19
7/10

"The purpose of 8 is to address the agreement of 191 governments to halve world poverty by 2015. These are defined under the following Millennium Development Goals: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger; Achieve Universal Primary Education; Promote Gender Equality; Reduce Child Mortality; Improve Maternal Health; Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases; Ensure Environmental Sustainability; Global Partnership for Development. At the halfway point towards meeting those goals, the problem doesn't appear to have drastically altered, and eight filmmakers of international renown have been gat..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Mira Nair segment, "How Can It Be", is featured on the 2-disc DVD & Blu-ray for Monsoon Wedding (2001).

📖 Synopsis

8 shorts centered around 8 themes, directed by 8 famous film directors, involved and sharing their opinion on the progress, set-backs, and challenges our planet faces today.