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8 (2008 film)

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Duration
  

Country
  
France

4.7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Running time
  
1h 40m

Language
  
EnglishFrench

8 (2008 film) movie poster

Director
  
Abderrahmane SissakoGael Garcia BernalMira NairGus Van SantJan KounenGaspar NoeJane CampionWim Wenders

Release date
  
October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23) (Rome Film Festival)

Writer
  
Regine Abadia (segment), Jane Campion (segment), Erin Dignam (segment), Gael Garcia Bernal (segment), Jan Kounen (segment), Suketu Mehta (segment), Rashida Mustafa (segment), Gaspar Noe (segment), Abderrahmane Sissako (segment), Wim Wenders (segment)

Cast
  
Nigist Anteneh
(Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream")),
Tefera Gizaw
(Tiya's father (segment "Tiya's Dream")),
Fekadu Kebede
(Teacher (segment "Tiya's Dream")),
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
(Father (segment "The Letter")),
Hringur Ingvarsson
(Son (segment "The Letter")),
Dieudonne Ilboudo
(Man (segment "SIDA"))

Genres
  
Drama, Social problem film

Music director
  
Mychael Danna, Rob Simonsen

Similar movies
  
Gaspar Noe directed 8 and Enter the Void

Tagline
  
What do you think you are willing to do?

8 is an anthology film consisting of eight short films centered on the eight Millennium Development Goals.

Contents

"8" Movie Trailer


Topics

8 film poster.jpg

Eight directors had "carte blanche" to treat one of the eight topics:

  • Segment by Abderrahmane Sissako: Tiya's Dream (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger)
  • Segment by Gael García Bernal: The Letter (Achieve universal primary education)
  • Segment by Mira Nair: How Can It Be? (Promote gender equality and empower women)
  • Segment by Gus Van Sant: Mansion on the Hill (Reduce child mortality rate)
  • Segment by Jan Kounen: The Story of Panshin Beka (Improve maternal health)
  • Segment by Gaspar Noé: SIDA (Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases)
  • Segment by Jane Campion: The Water Diary (Ensure environmental sustainability)
  • Segment by Wim Wenders: Person to Person (Develop a global partnership for development)

    • References

    8 (2008 film) Wikipedia
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