The second and longest film dealt with the practice in Pakistan of men throwing acid into the faces of women who have angered them...I found this very hard to watch. The specter of mutilated women trying to carry on in a culture which denies them any freedom or justice became too painful after a time.
The third film - The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom - was outstanding and, for me, the pick of the lot. The aftermath of last year's devastating tsunami was interwoven with the Japanese spring celebration of the cherry blossoms and all it means to Japanese culture. Poetry, music, interviews, photography all were used to give deep insight into that culture. As fine a doc as any I have ever seen.
Well worth it.
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