A Thread of Hope: independence or war in Western Sahara

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A Thread of Hope: independence or war in Western Sahara (2018)

Directed by Rodrigo Duque Estrada, Renatho Costa

Documentary · 1h 34m

Neglected by the world, the Western Sahara's fight for independence is one of the longest in recent history. The documentary tells the history of resistence of the saharawi people, who have been waiting for a referendum on self-determination for 26 years, and explores their insatisfaction with the UN's peacekeeping missions in refugee camps, liberated zones and occupied territories by Morocco for over 40 years. The documentary also questions Brazil's neutrality on the matter, one of the few countries in Latin America that still haven't recognized the independence of Western Sahara, contributing to the normalization of sistematic violence against the saharawis and the illegal extraction of their natural resources.

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Cast

Rodrigo Duque Estrada Narrator (voice) Renatho Costa Self Rodrigo Duque Estrada Self
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Mohamed Zrug Self
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Sara Eychmans Self
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Adam Vannord Self
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Bahia Awah Self
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Emiliano Gomez Self
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Mohamed Abba Self
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Alima Self
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Leandro Moya Self
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Fatma Mahdi Self

Crew

Director
Rodrigo Duque Estrada, Renatho Costa
Writer
Rodrigo Duque Estrada, Renatho Costa
Director of Photography
Rupa Kleyn, Rodrigo Duque Estrada, Rafael Masson, Renatho Costa
Editor
Rodrigo Duque Estrada
Producer
Renatho Costa, Rodrigo Duque Estrada

Details

Original title
Um fio de esperança
Release date
2018-02-21
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries
Brazil
Production
Nomos
Budget
$10,000