ABC AFRICA

Movie Description:
Although a documentary about the ravagesof AIDS and civil war in Uganda may seemat first like aradical departure, one of the most remarkable things aboutABC Africa is the way that Iran`s most celebrated auteur makessuch unlikely material very much his own. In true Kiarostami style, an impressionisticdeceptively simple record of a journey becomes the film itself. This striking visual poem is full of echoes from his oeuvre:the hypnotic tracking shotsfrom car windows, the dirt-roadvillagesthe majestic landscapes, and above all the emphasis onthe resilience and resourcefulness of children.