War and the Power to Live Program supported by Red Cross 1
War and conflict troubles many people’s lives here today. For them, war is present and it takes their lives, their loved ones, their valuables, and changes their daily lives every day. Although we are in a different place or born in a different country, we still have the same purpose to live. Regardless of where we live, we gather around the table with our families and friends, and spend valuable time with our lovers.
Through this program we would like to introduce people with various backgrounds and share their lives and emotions to spread the importance of giving a hand to people around you, and realize how wonderful and grateful we are to live in peace. Let’s share the Japanese way of caring and making peace to support everyone's “Power to Live”.
GOLD
Amal lives in a bomb shelter with her sisters in a wartime Syria. Food and water is scarce. One day when Amal is out playing, she finds a piece of gold. Suddenly other people claim the gold belongs to them.
Seconde Chance
In 1920, Jacques — traumatised by the war — lives as the reclusive groundskeeper of a cemetery. One night he encounters Henri, a young soldier, risen from the grave.
I Have a Message For You
On April 4th 1943, a young woman finds herself on a train. A decision she makes that day saves her life, but leaves a huge burden on her conscience. Until, 20 years later, she meets a stranger, with a message for her.
A State Of Emergency
A story about two soldiers in the everyday life of Paris guarding an official building. Omar struggles to differentiate between city routine and a terrorism threat and the lines between normality and real danger disappears.
Neverending Wall
The emotions surrounding the Berlin Wall, a wall built to divide and isolate human beings. It is our call against the destruction of this historical memory.
Are You Volleyball?
A group of Arabian asylum seekers arrive at an English-speaking country border and can't keep going. They conflict with border soldiers everyday until a deaf-mute baby becomes a catalyst for better communication between two groups.