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Three for the Taking
</b><br /><i>Trojka do uziecia
</i><br />R: Bartek Konodka (Poland, 2006, 39’, fiction, BetaSP)
<br />The carefree life of the 16-year-old Inga ends with the news of her mother’s fatal illness. From one day to the next Inga is left alone with two younger siblings. She runs away from welfare workers who want to place her in an emergency shelter for children. Whether she wants to or not, she becomes a mother to the kids.
<b>The House</b><br /><i>Ev</i><br />R: Asif Rustamov (Azerbeijan, 2007, 33’, fiction, MiniDV)<br />The unemployed Anar lives in a worn out cottage. His new found love Leyla brings invigorating joy to his life. Their romance is cut short when property developers target the land their house is on.<br /><br /><b>Cold Joint</b><br /><i>Studeny spoy</i><br />R: Miro Remo (Slovakia, 2006, 14’, documentary, BetaSP)<br />An eleven year old girl grows up in a dysfunctional family at the edge of society. While her father slap their broken telly, she fantasizes about a beautiful future.<br /><br /><b>The White Wolf</b><br /><i>Le loup blanc</i><br />R: Pier-Luc Granjon (France, 2006, 9’, animation, BetaSP)<br />A child manages to tame a huge white wolf and rides it. He and his little brother are delighted.