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8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.

Cast

Nigist Anteneh

as Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream")

Tefera Gizaw

as Tiya's father (segment "Tiya's Dream")

Fekadu Kebede

as Teacher (segment "Tiya's Dream")

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

as Father (segment "The Letter")

Hringur Ingvarsson

as Son (segment "The Letter")

Dieudonné Ilboudo

as Man (segment "SIDA")

Konkona Sen Sharma

as Zeinab (segment "How can it be ?")

Ranvir Shorey

as Arif (segment "How can it be ?")

Birsa Chatterjee

as Son (segment "How can it be?")

Alice Englert

as Ziggy (segment "The Water Diary")

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