'Beats of the Antonov' Tells the Story of the People of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains in Sudan

From Shadow and Act Tue Jul 29 2014, 20:34:48

The 39th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced its TIFF Docs lineup, and among the always impressive slate of high-profile films making their world premieres at the festival, are a few that we've been tracking on this blog, including "Beats of the Antonov," a feature documentary that tells the story of the people of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains in Sudan, showing how they deal with civil war, and, more specifically, how the fear of the Russian-made Antonov planes that bomb these areas has had an unexpected result. Thanks to remarkable access, the film - directed by Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka, and produced by Sarah...

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