Hard to Be a God is a 2013 Russian epic medieval science fiction film directed by Aleksei German who co-wrote the screenplay with Svetlana Karmalita. It was his last film and it is based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

A team of scientists travel to the planet Arkanar that is culturally and technologically centuries behind — progress is stuck way back in the Middle Ages. Anybody the inhabitants of the planet consider an intellectual is instantly executed. The scientists are ordered to not interfere and work undercover, but one of them, Rumata, wishes to stop the senseless murders of brilliant minds and is forced to at last pick a side.

Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid the Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland impassioned speech about the situation in her homeland to hundreds of supporters at a packed solidarity meeting in Belfast.

YouTube video description: Author and activist Alice Walker sat down for an exclusive interview with Belly of the Beast journalist/producer Liz Oliva Fernández in Havana to talk about Cuba, the U.S. embargo, Gaza and more.

The author of The Color Purple has witnessed the impact of U.S. sanctions on the Cuban people for decades and has been vocal about it. She has described it as a crime.

She also talks about how difficult it is for her to live in the United States. "It's like trying to get grass to grow on concrete."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11684928

What is a Reich? And why were there three of them? | rewboss [7:36]

The video mentioned is at the end of the article. I created a separate video post or you can skip on over to youtube to watch.

Experience the seamless flow of traffic at this reconstructed intersection in Amsterdam. Here, there are no traffic lights; instead, people cycle, walk, and use public transport harmoniously. The absence of cars as a dominant presence makes way for a more efficient and enjoyable urban experience.

From Bicycle Dutch.

The YouTube post says it's 1080p but playback maxes out at 720p so that's what I put in the title.

A retrospective review by Jeff Stafford, Cinema Sojourns.

Threads is a 1984 British-Australian apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a dramatic account of nuclear war and its effects in Britain, specifically on the city of Sheffield in Northern England. The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts. As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins, the film depicts the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences of nuclear war.

Full speech by First Minister Michelle O'Neill on this day of historic change | YouTube.

Low-key SciFi comedy from China. Hadn't heard of it before tonight. About halfway through so far. Bit of a slog at first but it's getting more interesting as the story progresses.

Dear Children of Gaza,

I am sorry.

The world sees your tears; it hears your cries; it sees your bodies piled in the rubble; the world witnesses, but still it continues.

We hear about your dreams and aspirations: to learn, to travel, to visit your beaches with clear blue water, or play in playgrounds with swings and slides. To become astronauts, teachers and doctors. And every day we see how those dreams are no more.

You may ask the world, where were these international values of freedom, justice and equality when the world could not even protect the right to life for a Palestinian child?

You may ask the world why there was swift action when trade routes and economic interests were at risk, but deafening silence when 10,000 children were killed. When your mother's hearts were torn and your fathers clung and kissed your lifeless bodies farewell.

You may ask the world, will this ever end? Will I ever go back to school? Will I ever sleep in my own bed again? Will I ever feel safe? Will I even live?

The world might not like your questions but you deserve your answers. The world cannot pretend it does not know because we hear, we see and we know because of the power of your heroes. Those every day heroes who pulled out their cameras and risked everything, including the lives of their own families to show the world your stories.

The world sees your innocence and bravery, your suffering and endurance, and despite the horror, you still continue with the world on your shoulders. Whilst we raised our voices, filled the streets and called for an end. It was not enough.

When the world should have been your inspiration, you became ours.

I am sorry.

As of Friday 26/01/24 over 13,000 children in Gaza have been killed. We will never forget them.

#LettersToGaza

Naz Shah MP
@NazShahBFD

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