In Cinema

by Sebastian J.F.

WAR ON TERROR shows how radically the Bush administration has set aside constitutional principles. Orwellian term creations like "illegal enemy combatants" or "enhanced interrogation techniques", the kidnapping of suspects and secret prisons scattered around the world with prisoners without any rights form the basis for a journey to the dark side of human abysses.

Release Date: 2 December 2011

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by Ruth Rieser

The film tells the story of two lovers with special needs and difficulties. She's physically handicapped, while he isn't. A film about the power of dreams and the secret of making them come true.

Release Date 2 December 2011

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by Ruth Beckermann

Documentary filmmaker Ruth Beckermann tries to find out if America could be the "promised land". Why do so many people try to go there - not just to make a better living but to fulfill a dream? What does the Pursuit of Happiness mean and how does it show itself ? Does happiness come when things lose their shadows and money loses its value?

Release Date: 25 November 2011

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by Gerald Igor Hauzenberger

In 2010 Austrian animal-rights activists were suspected of terrorism and membership in a criminal organization and charged, because their acts of civil disobedience tested the boundaries of democracy and had an influence on domestic business. There were years of surveillance, 105 days spent in jail and more than a year in court, but no evidence that crimes were committed was ever produced.

Release Date 25 November 2011

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by Karl Markovics

Roman Kogler, 18, is serving time in a juvenile detention center. He has already served half of his sentence, and could be released on probation, but his chances are poor: he doesn’t have family, and seems incapable of coping with society. After many failed attempts, Roman finds a probation job at the municipal morgue in Vienna.

Release Date: 30 September 2011

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