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    Published 2006
    “…Today in all societies the problem of homelessness can be observed. In modern countries like Britain, homeless people can be seen in big cities such as London. …”
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    Published 2009
    “…In his continuing exploration of modern Israeli life, director Yoav Shamir travels the world in search of the most modern manifestations of the “oldest hatred", and comes up with some startling answers. …”
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    Published 2003
    “…Duration: 01:27:00 Documentary film about the activities of Step By Step, an Open Society Institute funded educational program founded on modern pedagogical and development theories.…”
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    Published 2003
    “…Ballmer, and we are asked whether modern technology is really setting us free. The film uses the same techniques as television advertisements, such as the manipulative collage of sounds and pictures that focus on repeating certain motifs, to drive its message home.…”
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    Published 2008
    “…Istanbul, Europe's biggest city and the former capital of two European empires (The Byzantine and the Ottoman) is today the best place to grasp the contrasts, contradictions and promises of modern Turkey at the beginning of the 21st century. …”
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    Published 2003
    “…Duration: 00:20:00 Documentary film about Step By Step, an Open Society Institute funded educational program founded on modern pedagogical and development theories. Based on the principles of democracy, respecting differences, the right of each child to receive quality education this program emphasized the active involvement of families and the community in the education processes.…”
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    Published 2006
    “…Verzio FF submission In an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three middle-aged men – former soldiers and modern-day knights – travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors; in some of the most dangerous yet beautiful places on Earth, the front lines of war.…”
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    Published 2008
    “…An experimental walk through the modern Peace Movement in the United States.…”
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    Published 2004
    “…A series of short interviews, with minimal narration, carries the viewer through the life of communities which travel from village to village as their living space is narrowed down as a consequence of advancing modernity. The film presents the traditional activities of different tribes: the snakecharmers, storytellers, musicians, metalworkers, salt traders and dancers.…”
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    Published 2001
    “…Whether contending with a deceitful daughter-in-law, forecasting financial prospects for a tea shop, or freeing a husband from government detainment, the film reveals the central role of “nats” and “spirit mediums” in alleviating the day to day burdens of modern life in Burma.…”
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    Published 1999
    “…Rasta, fighting eviction, a beauty queen who races cars for her country, and the sub-culture of American car-buffs are some of the aspects of the new socio-political context resulting from ‘modernization’ being investigated in this film.…”
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    Published 2007
    “…But parasites, pesticides, and modern agricultural practices are making it harder and harder for beekeepers to keep their bees alive, and the crisis could affect what shows up on all of our dinner tables.…”
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    Published 2005
    “…From the villages of Moldova and Ukraine, to underground brothels and discotheques in Turkey where many women are trafficked and forced into prostitution, we witness first-hand the brutal world of modern sex slavery.…”
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    Published 2012
    “…Now 28 years old, most of them seem rather disillusioned with the modern Russia in which they find themselves. While some are pining for the old order of their childhood, others are determined to master their own destinies.…”
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    Published 2009
    “…They also travel to Sao Paulo Brazil for the world's largest gay parade and New York City, the birthplace of the modern gay liberation movement.…”
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    Published 2000
    “…It is a tale that puts in perspective the Native American experience, from a historical and modern point of view.…”
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    Published 2009
    “…This film is a confession and an angry outcry at the same time, trying to decipher a society trapped half-way between tradition and modernity.…”
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    Published 1935
    “…Its method - ordinary people talking straight to the camera about their lives - was an innovation in documentary, though to a modern viewer the rehearsed words sound stilted.…”
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    Published 1999
    “…Soros Documentary Fund On June 27, 1969, in what is considered the birth of the modern gay civil rights movement, the homosexual, bisexual and transgender patrons of the Stonewall Bar in New York City spontaneously united and fought back against chronic police harassment, jeers and arrests. …”
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    Published 2005
    “…David Bradley's Sredni Vashtar by Saki (1940-43) boasts an inadvertent post-modern attitude. Films: The House with Closed Shutters (1910)—D.W. …”
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