ABC Africa
First screened in December 2024

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Director: Abbas Kiarostami. Documentary about the epidemic of orphans in Uganda, jointly exacerbated by war and AIDS, and UN-backed efforts to rescue and nurture these children. Screenplay: Abbas Kiarostami.

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Photo © 2001 MK2 / IFAD, © 2002 New Yorker Films

In Brief: Filmmakers' empathy is palpable. Artful balance of the emergency and the everyday. Still, never quite lifts off. Padded.

VOR: ③  I agree with critics who discern subtle Kiarostami signatures (cars, metacinema, etc.), but is that unique artistry or reliance on reflex?

Grade: B

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