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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Cannes | Fortissimo is "Because We Are"


Patrick Frater has news
that Fortissimo has grabbed international rights to Madonna's Malawi docu "I Am Because We Are."  It premiered at Tribeca and goes on to Cannes.

John Anderson's review takes on its "noble intentions":
"I Am Because We Are" is little more than a longform PSA about the horrors of life in AIDS-ridden Malawi, one that asks many questions without providing answers -- except, of course, the ministrations of a multimillionaire, and whatever one can donate via her website
Here's the trailer:



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