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English
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A chance encounter in Berlin sparks an affair between an Israeli man and a Palestinian woman when handsome Eyal and gorgeous Rana meet when their backpacks get swapped on the subway during the 2006 World Cup finals, and over six days they get swept away by romantic desire, soccer mania, and competing political loyalties, but when Rana suddenly returns to Paris, Eyal must make some bold choices that could alter their lives forever.
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English
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Using 'shock therapy' as a metaphor, the film investigates Naomi Klein's central idea of 'disaster capitalism.' When countries are jolted by catastrophic events such as war or natural disasters, they are often subjected to totally unregulated 'free market' remedies that benefit corporations at public expense.
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Korean
Description
A married man in his early 40s, Seong-nam is an award-winning painter who, after getting busted for smoking pot with an American exchange student in Seoul, impulsively flees to Paris. Crashing in a dingy hotel run by a fellow Korean and unable to speak a lick of French, he finds himself wandering aimlessly around Paris, trapped in both his art and life. After a chance encounter with an old flame, he eventually stumbles into the emotional lives of...