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Zagreb Film Festival
21 - 27 October 2007

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18.10.2007
Women Abduction, Chinese Style

Woman and children trafficking is a big problem in China. Most of the women who are abducted are sold as prostitutes, or brides to lonely, older men in other poor, rural areas who spend their life savings to purchase a woman. According to World Health Organisation statistics (BBC, 2006), China is the only country in the world where more women commit suicide than men - one woman kills herself every four minutes. The problem is worse in rural areas, where the suicide rate is three times higher than in the cities.

The protagonist of 'Blind Mountain', the movie that will be screened in main programme section in 5th ZFF, young woman, Bai Xuemei (Huang Lu), in the early 1990s who attempts to find work to help pay for her college education. In the process, she is drugged, kidnapped and sold as a bride to a villager in the Qinling Mountains of China's Shaanxi province. The director, Li Young was a feature laureate of 2nd ZFF in 2004 with his debut 'Blind Shaft'. 'Blind Mountain' is a follow up to his first movie, and was screened at Cannes '07 section Un Certain Regard. The word of critic is available on Hollywood Reporter.

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16.10.2006
New concerts!

16.10.2006

By voting to prizes!

16.10.2006

Interview: Marija Škari&#

16.10.2006

Tickets for Club 100

15.10.2006

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25.10.2007
cinematographer: Dinka Radonić, editor: Andrija Gvozdić Michl

24.10.2007

cinematographer: Dinka Radonić, editor: Andrija Gvozdić Michl

23.10.2007

cinematographer: Dinka Radonić, editor: Andrija Gvozdić Michl

22.10.2007

cinematographer: Dinka Radonić, editor: Andrija Gvozdić Michl

21.10.2007

cinematographer: Dinka Radonić, editor: Andrija Gvozdić Michl

Portrets II

Portrets I

Day 07 - Saturday

Day 06 - Friday

Day 05 - Thursday

Day fourth - Wednesday

Day third - tuesday

Day 02 - Monday

Day 01 - sunday

ZFF before festival II

ZFF before festival I

gjuro II 16.10.07.

press 16.10.07.

after exibition F.M.

exibition S.F.