8

Story

Synopsis

8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.

Directors

Gus Van Sant, Jane Campion, Gaspar Noé

Writers

Abderrahmane Sissako, Suketu Mehta, Jane Campion

Language

Italian

Country

Switzerland, Germany, France

Release date

23 October 2008

Ensemble

Cast

• Nigist Anteneh

  Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream")

• Tefera Gizaw

  Tiya's father (segment "Tiya's Dream")

• Fekadu Kebede

  Teacher (segment "Tiya's Dream")

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  Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

  Father (segment "The Letter")

• Hringur Ingvarsson

  Son (segment "The Letter")

• Dieudonné Ilboudo

  Man (segment "SIDA")

• 

  Konkona Sen Sharma

  Zeinab (segment "How can it be ?")

• 

  Ranvir Shorey

  Arif (segment "How can it be ?")

• Birsa Chatterjee

  Son (segment "How can it be?")

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  Alice Englert

  Ziggy (segment "The Water Diary")

• Tintin Marova Kelly

  Sam (segment "The Water Diary")

• Isidore Tillers

  Felicity Miles (segment "The Water Diary")