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Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to London

March 2nd, 2007 by Zsofia

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival is back in London between 21-29 March, screening 22 powerful documentary and feature films. This year’s festival includes three Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film. Films will screen in seven cinemas, and will be followed by discussions between documentary filmmakers, audiences and human rights activists.

Films from 20 countries feature in this year’s programme: Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Burma, Chile, DR Congo, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Israel, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Mexico, Palestine, Romania and USA. For more info, check the HRW film festival website.

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