Not My Life (2011) Documentary | 84min | October 2011 (USA) 8.1
Director: Robert Bilheimer, Richard YoungWriter: Robert BilheimerStars: Glenn CloseSummary: Not My Life comprehensively depicts the cruel and dehumanizing practices of human trafficking and modern slavery on a global scale. Filmed on five continents, in a dozen countries, Not My Life takes viewers into a world where millions of children are exploited through an astonishing array of practices including forced labor,sex tourism,sexual exploitation,and child soldiering. Written by Anonymous

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Up Against the Wall (1991) Drama | 18 January 1991 (USA) 7.4
Director: Ron O'NealWriter: Chuck Colbert, Zuindi ColbertStars: Marla Gibbs, Ron O'Neal, Stoney JacksonSummary: A black teen from a Chicago housing project struggles to find acceptance after he transfers into a suburban high school.

The Namesake (2006) Drama | 122min | 6 April 2007 (USA) 7.5
Director: Mira NairWriter: Sooni Taraporevala, Jhumpa LahiriStars: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, TabuSummary: While traveling by train to visit his grandfather in Jamshedpur, Calcutta born, Bengali-speaking Ashoke Ganguli meets with fellow-traveler, Ghosh, who impresses upon him to travel, while Ashoke is deep into a book authored by Nicholai Gogol. The train meets with an accident, and after recuperating, Ashoke re-locates to America, settles down, returns home in 1977 to get married to aspiring singer, Ashima, and returns home to New York. Shortly thereafter they become parents of a boy, who they initially name Gogol, and a few years later both give birth to Sonia. The family then buy their own house in the suburbs and travel to India for the first time after their marriage. The second time they travel to India is when Gogol and Sonia are in their late teens, and after a memorable visit to Kolkata and then to the Taj Mahal, they return home. Gogol falls in love with Maxine Ratliff and moves in with her family, while Ashoke spends time traveling, and Sonia moves to California, leaving Ashima... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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