In a context where survival is at stake, the characters are led to making choices whereby they give primacy to human dignity over law abiding. This is expressed through images and sounds of a poetical strength. Wind, sea and breathlessness are symbolic of the powerful life blow that streams throughout the movie.
Awards of the INTERFILM-Jury
Be Calm and Count to Seven
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2008
Ramchand: The Untouchable Pakistani
Directed by:
2008
The Jury's attention has been captured by the human values which this first fiction movie by Mehreen Jabbar brings forward. It illustrates the strength of hope and human relationship in front of the absurdity of frontiers and conflicts.
Festival films
Jury
The Ecumenical Award by INTERFILM and SIGNIS (www.signis.net) consisting of CHF 5'000 is conferred jointly by two institutions of the churches working in development cooperation, "Action de Carême" (catholique) and "Bread for All" (protestant), to the director whose film best reflects the working criteria of the two institutions in the field of North-South cooperation.
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