Culture Special

An Ethiopian movie bridges the divide between tradition and modernity

Guatemalan-French movie Ixcanul tells the sad but realistic story of a Mayan girl unable to escape tradition and external control

Summer Special 8: In "Wolf totem", Jiang Rong criticises the destruction of nature and the suppression of Mongol traditions in China

Summer Special 7: The shattered dream of a better life in Fortress Europe

Summer Special 3: In “First they killed my father”, Loung Ung describes how she has experienced the Khmer Rouge terror regime as a child

Summer-Special 2: The story of an unlikely friendship across enemy frontlines

Summer special 1: Persepolis – A story of childhood, exile and return