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8 2008 Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako , Gael García Bernal , ...

What do you think you are willing to do?

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.

Country Italy
Production Countries France , Germany , Switzerland
Language Italian
Spoken Languages English , French , Icelandic
Release Date 23 October 2008
100 mins
Cast
Nigist Anteneh Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream")
Tefera Gizaw Tiya's father (segment "Tiya's Dream")
Fekadu Kebede Teacher (segment "Tiya's Dream")
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Father (segment "The Letter")
Hringur Ingvarsson Son (segment "The Letter")
Dieudonné Ilboudo Man (segment "SIDA")
Konkona Sen Sharma Zeinab (segment "How can it be ?")
Ranvir Shorey Arif (segment "How can it be ?")
Birsa Chatterjee Son (segment "How can it be?")
Alice Englert Ziggy (segment "The Water Diary")
Tintin Marova Kelly Sam (segment "The Water Diary")
Isidore Tillers Felicity Miles (segment "The Water Diary")
Harry Greenwood Simon (segment "The Water Diary")
Miranda Jakich Mrs. Miles (segment "The Water Diary")
Justine Clarke Mother (segment "The Water Diary")
Russell Dykstra Father (segment "The Water Diary")
Ian Abdulla Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
Di Adams Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
Chris Haywood Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
Loydi Hucshva Haynas Panshin Beka (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
Olivia Aravelo Lomos Nonna (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
Denis Rafael Barbaran Marito (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
Auristela Brito Valles Panshin Beka's friend (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
Pendo Duku (segment "Person to Person")
Tsehaie Kidane (segment "Person to Person") (as Tsehaie Abraham Kidane)
Megan Gay Ronda (segment "Person to Person")
Bhasker Patel (segment "Person to Person")
Robert Seeliger (segment "Person to Person")
Ian T. Dickinson Frank (segment "Person to Person")
Tomas Spencer Seymour (segment "Person to Person")
Gerhard Gutberlet (segment "Person to Person")
Aminata M. Kalokoh (segment "Person to Person")
Mena Z. Kalokoh (segment "Person to Person")
Augusto Aguilera Lender (segment "Person to Person")
Aba Arthur African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
Bob Geldof Himself
Campino Himself
Lavetta Cannon African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
Luis Fernandez-Gil Guatemalan Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
Yolanda Hester African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
Michael Lehr Lender (segment "Person to Person")
Angela Malhotra Borrower - East Indian (segment "Person to Person")
Marta Cross Costa Rican Borrower (segment "Person to Person") (as Marta McGonagle)
Vanessa Paul The Lender (segment "Person to Person")
Shai Fali Borrower- East Indian (segment "Person to Person") (as Shaifali Ratti)
Kaius Harrison Lender (segment "Person to Person") (as Kharrison Sweeney)
Constance Ejuma African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
Susanne Herrmann (segment "Person to Person")
Pendo Nyinondi African Borrower 'Person to Person' (as Pendo)
Jessica Shelby (segment "Person to Person")
Jennifer Popagain Panamanian Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
Geneviève Lemon Pam Garner (segment "The Water Diary")