Makers defend Eritrea child soldier film in Berlin
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Just before filming started on "Heart of  Fire," most of the cast quit out of fear. Since completion, the  movie has been under attack, its lead actress is seeking asylum  in Europe, but the makers are unrepentant.
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ASMARA, Eritrea  - In few countries does the Cold  War cast a longer shadow than in Eritrea, deprived of  nationhood by superpower rivalry at the dawn of independent  Africa.
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Eritrea dismissed as "baseless  fabrication" on Sunday accusations by an Ethiopian official  that Eritrean forces kidnapped a group of tourists, including  Britons and Ethiopians, in a remote part of Ethiopia.
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Prior to the release of a new German movie emphasizing the human qualities of Adolf Hitler, Jewish groups in Germany -- as well as a number of British newspapers -- voiced fears that the film might lead masses ...
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"The Lives of Others" , a drama about how East Germany's Stasi security police shattered the lives of ordinary people, won top prize at the European Film Awards on Saturday held in Poland's capital.Comment
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Focus on Darfur as human rights campaigners salute film director and vow to target Olympic sponsors
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Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana and Natalie Portman are among the stars expected to attend the Berlin Film Festival next month.
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An Israeli film that sparked a diplomatic row with Egypt suggests an Israeli army pursuit of retreating Egyptians in the 1967 war was unnecessary but does not say Israeli troops may have killed prisoners.
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ADDIS ABABA - Eritrea dismissed as "baseless fabrication" accusations by an Ethiopian official that Eritrean forces had kidnapped a group of British tourists in a remote ...Comment
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The two most overtly political movies in  competition at this year's Berlin Film Festival won the top  prizes, surprising some critics who had questioned their  message and methods.
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Eritrea dismissed as "baseless fabrication" accusations by an Ethiopian official that Eritrean forces had kidnapped a group of British tourists in a remote area of Ethiopia.
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Makers of official 2008 Beijing Olympics merchandise are using child labour and abusing workers, campaigners say.
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Stolen then brainwashed and forced to fight, children around the world are being turned into cold-blooded killing machines. Warlords target children as recruits because of their very vulnerability, treating them as no more than "cannon fodder," one child advocate says.
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The makers of a movie about a plot to  kill Adolf Hitler said on Friday they had the permits needed to  film in Germany despite being declared unwelcome at military  sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist.
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A film about the prisoner abuse scandal at the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq will become the first documentary to enter the competition at the Berlin International Film Festival when it is shown next month, Agence France-Presse reported. Made by the Oscar-winning director Errol Morris (âThe Fog of Warâ), above, the documentary, âStandard Operating Procedure,â uses film, re-enactments and photographs that were published around the world to shed light on the treatment of inmates. Twenty-one films will vie for awards during the 58th Berlin film festival, running Feb. 7-17.
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At the Berlin International Film Festival, the subjects range from Abu Ghraib to the Rolling Stones.
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The German and Berlin governments Tuesday defended the imminent exhibition of a major art collection in Berlin by the grandson of a prominent Nazi industrialist.