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Intent on teaching his son about their Mayan heritage, Jorge takes 5-year-old Natan to the pristine Chinchorro reef. As the bond between father and son grows, Natan learns to live in harmony with life above and below the surface of the sea.
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Jorge has only a few weeks with his five-year-old son Natan before he leaves to live with his mother in Rome. Intent on teaching Natan about their Mayan heritage, Jorge takes him to the pristine Chinchorro reef, and eases him into the rhythms of a fisherman's life. As the bond between father and son grows stronger, Natan learns to live in harmony with life above and below the surface of the sea.

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 Bab'Aziz 

Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul

Tunisia/Iran, 98 minutes
Director: Nacer Khemir
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 CINEMONDO: Home 

Home

Switzerland, 97 minutes

Director: Ursula Meier

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 CINEMONDO: Alamar  

Alamar

Spain/Italy, 73 minutes

Director: Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio

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More World Cinema Airing on Link:

 Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story 

Scheherzade, Tell Me a Story

Egypt, 135 minutes

Director: Yousry Nasrallah

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 Ramchand Pakistani 

Ramchand Pakistani

Pakistan, 103 minutes

Director: Mehreen Jabbar

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