Land of Scarecrows (The)

  • Land of Scarecrows
Genre : Drama
Type : Telefilm
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Feature
Running time : 90 (in minutes)
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Land of Scarecrows is a visual poem, sentimental and personal, wich describes the lives of three characters each pursuing their dream and whose lives interwine accidentally

director Roh Gyeong-tae

Summary for official catalogues

Another impressive film was The Land of Scarecrows by Korean director Roh Gyeong-tae that deals with subjects of gender, sexuality, individual and national identity, and the growing irreversible consequence of pollution on human life with haunting affect. The film, adjudged best by the Ana Karina-headed main jury of the festival, takes rather an unusual approach to unfold the trauma, dilemma.


Statement
For a jaded filmgoer and film festivalgoer like me, surprises can often be few and far between. Whether it is the latest Hollywood super-spectacle or the most obscure, experimental art film, most films nowadays are variations on the familiar and endlessly overdone.Land of Scarecrows" melds humor, melancholy, and an ethereal sense of spirituality in a way that elevates it far.
by Christopher Bourne

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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