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Chain (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Chain' (2004) is a "narrative/documentary"[http://www.antidotefilms.com/films/chain/press/chainpress.html Antidote Film website ] film written and directed by Jem Cohen. The movie is about two women, a corporate executive and a young drifter whose lives are changed by the loss of regional identity due to the similarity of retail culture worldwide. Although the ladies' lives seem very distinct at the start, by the end of the film they have been reduced to similar viewpoints in their lives.
Premieres
The filmed premiered in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2004 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival; in Belgium on October 6, 2004 at the Flanders International Film Festival; in France on November 30, 2004 at the Belfont Entrevues Film Festival; and in the United States on April 23, 2005 at the Independent Film Festival of Boston.
Awards
*'Turning Leaf/Someone to Watch' award - 2005 IFP Independent Spirit Awards
*Listed on 'Ten Most Promising Films of the Year' - Montreal World Film Festival
*'Prix Leo Scheer Award' - Belfort Entrevues Film Festival
References
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