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My Heart Of Darkness
''My Heart of Darkness'' is a Swedish–German 2010 documentary film about four ex-soldiers from different sides of the Angolan civil war and their posttraumatic stress disorder. The film was recorded in 2007. It was first shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on November 20, 2010. It premiered in Sweden on April 8 the next year. The title of the film is a reference to Joseph Conrad's novella ''Heart of Darkness''. The film, like the novella, takes place on a boat traveling up an African river, and covers issues of tragedy and abuse. The four ex-soldiers do not all speak the same language, but translate for each other. The narrator Marius van Niekerk, who is also the film's director and lead character, speaks English language, English, while the others speak Portuguese language, Portuguese and Afrikaans. Story In 1979, during the height of ''apartheid'', 17-year old Afrikaner Marius van Niekerk joined the South African Defence Force (SADF), serving with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffan Julén
Staffan is a Swedish form of Stephen, attested since 1330. It may refer to: *Staffan Anger (born 1943), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party *Staffan Appelros (born 1950), Swedish politician of the Moderate Party *Staffan Danielsson (born 1947), Swedish Centre Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2004 *Staffan de Mistura (born 1947), long-serving Italian-Swedish diplomat *Staffan Götestam (born 1952), Swedish actor and director *Staffan Göthe (born 1944), Swedish playwright, actor, and director *Staffan Kihlbom (born 1962), Swedish actor, who appeared in the 2000 film ''The Beach'' *Staffan Kronwall (born 1983), professional ice hockey defenceman *Staffan Olsson (born 1964), retired Swedish handball player and Swedish national coach *Staffan Skott (born 1943), Swedish journalist, author and translator *Staffan Strand (born 1976), Swedish former high jumper *Staffan Tällberg (born 1970), Swedish former ski jumper *Staffan Tapper (born 1948), former footballer from Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |