S2.E5 ∙ Amanda Thomson: 'Blessing in Disguise'

Five young actors and actress meet five old Resistance fighting, and listening to them they found themselves engulfed by their story into the years of the second world war. A group of them is found in a base of plain, someone else in a base Gap. The lives of two brigades are united by a tragic event. But attempts to do justice leads to the loss of a new element. The discomfort is quickly replaced by a solidarity that will inspire them to continue the fight in the name of their fallen comrades.

Revolves around families of abducted persons during and in the aftermath of the Lebanese war.It sheds the light on the trauma of six different families constantly teetering on the brink of incertitude.Each family doesn't know the fate of their abducted member whether dead or alive.The premise of the film is humane for it depicts the broken emotional ties within the family away from any political implication.The film combines real interviews within a surreal set on one hand,and surreal fiction on the other hand.Interviews reveal the families reaction towards the abduction of a member.Fiction part is an incarnation of their fantasies,an awaited day of reunion,a recurring dream and a fantasy.

David Bradbury talks about the making of Nicaragua No Pasaran.

The movie 'Fragments of Palestine' portraits the live of three young people (British, Palestinian and Israeli) in Palestine and Israel and their perception of the Israeli- Palestinian reality. The movie allows the audience to see another view on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is the view of young people whose hopes remain high and fuel their fights in achieving a peaceful end for this long conflict.