A Thread of Hope: independence or war in Western Sahara (2018)
Neglected by the world, the Western Sahara's fight for independence is one of the longest in recent history. The documentary tells the history of resistence of the saharawi people, who have been waiting for a referendum on self-determination for 26 years, and explores their insatisfaction with the UN's peacekeeping missions in refugee camps, liberated zones and occupied territories by Morocco for over 40 years. The documentary also questions Brazil's neutrality on the matter, one of the few countries in Latin America that still haven't recognized the independence of Western Sahara, contributing to the normalization of sistematic violence against the saharawis and the illegal extraction of their natural resources.
Directors: Rodrigo Duque Estrada, Renatho Costa.
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Rodrigo Duque Estrada as Narrator (voice) |
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Renatho Costa as Self |
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Rodrigo Duque Estrada as Self |
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Mohamed Zrug as Self |
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Sara Eychmans as Self |
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Adam Vannord as Self |
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Bahia Awah as Self |
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Emiliano Gomez as Self |
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Mohamed Abba as Self |
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Alima as Self |
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Leandro Moya as Self |
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Fatma Mahdi as Self |
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Enhammed Khadad as Self |
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Minatu Jatri as Self |
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Khalil as Self |
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Ali Baaya as Self |
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Brahim Ahmed Mahmud as Self |
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El Ghalia Ddimi as Self |
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Hassanna Abba as Self |
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Mina Baali as Self |
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Paulo Pimenta as Self |
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Maninha as Self |
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Toufok Dahmani as Self |
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Jean Wyllys as Self |
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Samir as Self |
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Maria Luíza Escorel as Self |
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Laura Daudén as Self |
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Marcos Tenório as Self |
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Abdeslam Omar as Self |
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Giovana Moraes Suzin as Self |
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Barbara Gonzalez as Self |
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Abba Haisen as Self |
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Márcio Santos as Self |
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Bujema Agdaifa as Self |
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Abdalahe Lehbib as Self |
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Brahim Dahan as Self |
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Amhamed Haly as Self |
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Fatima el-Hafithi as Self |
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Mariam Buhala as Self |
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Edmilson Rodrigues as Self |
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Chico Alencar as Self |
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João Capiberibe as Self |
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Ibrahim Gali as Self |
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Tutu as Self |
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Habiba as Self |
| Directing | Rodrigo Duque Estrada | Director |
| Directing | Renatho Costa | Director |
| Editing | Rodrigo Duque Estrada | Editor |
| Camera | Rodrigo Duque Estrada | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Renatho Costa | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Renatho Costa | Writer |
| Sound | Lucas Bonatto Diaz | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Rupa Kleyn | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Rodrigo Duque Estrada | Writer |
| Camera | Rafael Masson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Renatho Costa | Producer |
| Production | Rodrigo Duque Estrada | Producer |