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Enjoy sights from abroad at film fete
From:Shanghai Daily  |  2020-07-30 08:29

Locals may have limited travel options at the moment, but they can enjoy sightseeing in Bangladesh, Egypt and Latvia on the big screen during the Belt and Road Film Week of the Shanghai International Film Festival.

The event, which was officially launched at the Shanghai International Resort yesterday, will screen a total of 17 films featuring the prairies in Africa, valleys in Central Asia and forests in Eastern Europe.

They will include “The Banker” adapted from the real stories of two African-American entrepreneurs, “Blizzard of Souls” about Latvia’s infantry during World War I,“Luxor”set in the eponymous Egyptian city famous for its ancient architecture, and “Made in Bangladesh” showing how female workers at a textile factory fought for equality.

Outside cinemas, free screenings of films shot in Belt and Road countries will cover all 36subdistrictsand towns in the Pudong New Area.

The event has attracted more than 50 companies in the film industry to the resort. On Wednesday, 16 signed agreements to settle in the resort.

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