Läkaren Walter Fane och hans hustru Kitty stationeras i Shanghai där Walter ska arbeta på det lokala sjukhuset. För Walter blir arbetet snabbt viktigare än privatlivet och medan han låter sig uppslukas av sitt nya jobb inleder den försummade Kitty en affär med en annan man. När Walter upptäcker att hon varit otrogen tar han jobb i en avlägsen kinesisk by där en dödlig koleraepidemi grasserar och för att hämnas tvingar han Kitty att följa med.
Sarah Jordan är en naiv, gift amerikansk societetskvinna bosatt i England. Under en välgörenhetsgala får hon höra en brinnande vädjan från en objuden gäst - den okontroversielle hjälparbetaren Dr. Nick Callahan. Hans vädjan för de fattiga barn han kämpar för vänder upp och ned på Sarahs liv. Hon attraheras av Nick och hans arbete, och överger impulsivt sitt skyddade liv i England för att arbeta tillsammans med honom i flyktinglägren. När Sarahs arbete tar henne till dessa konflikttyngda områden, där nästan ingen någonsin rest och ännu färre överlevt, upptäcker hon att den hårda verklighet hon möter - liksom hennes växande attraktion för den karismatiske och oförutsägbare läkaren - ger henne passion för att rädda liv... allt medan hon riskerar sitt eget.
Since 24 February 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, several million refugees have already been taken in by Poles. In the Lublin region, near the Bug River, which marks the border with Ukraine and Belarus, farmers, shopkeepers, a photographer, and a teacher tell how their daily lives have been transformed by the outbreak of this war.
"Africa Light" - as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of nature and promises a life without any problems in a country where the difference between rich and poor could hardly be greater. Namibia does not give that impression of it. If you look at its surface it seems like Africa in its most innocent and civilized form. It is a country that is so inviting to dream by its spectacular landscape, stunning scenery and fascinating wildlife. It has a very strong tourism structure and the government gets a lot of money with its magical attraction. But despite its grandiose splendor it is an endless gray zone as well. It oscillates between tradition and modernity, between the cattle in the country and the slums in the city. It shuttles from colonial times, land property reform to minimum wage for everyone. It fluctuates between socialism and cold calculated market economy.
This short film details the history of the 'Friendship Train', created, following the end of World War II, to travel across the United States to collect food for war ravaged countries in Europe.
What happens when a group of Finns travel to a tiny village in Benin to participate in a vaccination study? By participating, they can aid in the development of a diarrhea vaccine for children in developing countries – and, at the same time, have a different kind of vacation in West Africa. The complicated side of helping people and the clashes between two cultures rise to the forefront of Mia Halme’s delicious documentary film.
Ambassador Rico DeMarco is in Washington trying to raise a five-million dollar loan for his country, Lower Salamia. Filbert Filmore and his domineering wife are about to sign on the dotted line for the loan when DeMarco's vivacious daughter, Estelita, upsets the deal by accidentally knocking hot coffee over the papers---and Mrs. Fillmore, who leaves the house in a huff. When word of the difficulties filters back home it's Viva la Revolution. But Estelita, disguised as a fortune teller tries to convince astrology believer Fillmore that the stars are propitious for his making the loan.
A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex web of interests that span the earth from powerful nations and multinational corporations to tribal and village leaders. This documentary offers unique insights into a multi-billion dollar world by investigating how aid dollars are spent.