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Sudan7 Essential Films from SudanStop 2 of 7

Talking About Trees

2019

Four elderly Sudanese filmmakers, friends since their youth, dream of reopening a derelict cinema and reviving movie-going in a country where public film has all but vanished, battling bureaucracy and a suspicious regime. A warm, wistful documentary about the love of cinema.

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Part of 7 Essential Films from Sudan

This film is stop 2 of 7 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Sudan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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