09 August 2007 | Sala de proiectii a Studioului de film ASTRA |

Lacrimile lungi. o poveste ndebele

...de Astra Film Fest

In fiecare zi, Cinemateca ASTRA FILM SIBIU 2007 deschide cate o fereastra spre lume si spre oameni. Cele mai interesante filme documentare din ultimele doua decenii; filme de non-fictiune care au castigat premii la festivaluri internationale celebre; filme selectionate si premiate la ASTRA FILM

-festivalul de la Sibiu care a cucerit aprecierea si admiratia iubitorilor de film de calitate din toata lumea -pot fi vizionate pe tot parcursul anului Capitalei Culturale Europene la ASTRA FILM.

Each day the ASTRA FILM SIBIU 2007 Cinematheque opens a window towards the realities of the world and the every-day life of the people. The best documentary films of the past two decades, non-fiction films praised at famous festivals, award-winning documentaries of the previous ASTRA FILM Festivals are screened on each day of the Cultural Capital of Europe at ASTRA FILM.

Arta, cultura si traditiile populatiei Ndebele sunt urmarite timp de cinci ani prin prisma vietii unei singure familii. Filmul dezvaluie de asemenea povestea luptei lor de acum un secol impotriva burilor, care i-au invins si i-au transformat in sclavi la ferme, unde au avut parte de un tratament inuman. Astazi, in contextul schimbarilor din Africa de Sud, pictura murala si costumul traditional Ndebele sunt in declin. Filmul ofera o privire inedita asupra unei culturi africane, dintr-o perspectiva moderna si bazata pe relatia personala cu membrii familiei studiate. De asemenea, este pentru prima oara cand ocultura din Africa de Sud este explorata cu asemenea profunzime prin film. Este o poveste sud-fricana, iar povestitorii sunt eroii insisi, care ne-o dezvaluie cu cuvintele lor.

The film documents over a period of five years Ndebele art, culture and traditions, as seen through the eyes of one family. It also tells the untold story of the Ndebele defeat in war against the Boer farmers over a hundred years ago, their subsequent enslavery and mistreatment at the hands of Boer farmers, and explores the decline of Ndebele wall art and dress traditions in the changing tapestry of the New South Africa. This is a unique look at an African culture, seen from a modern perspective and through an intimate relationship with one family. It is also the first time a South African culture has been explored in any real depth in this medium. It is a South African story, told in their own words by the people themselves.

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