Italy / Oct 23, 2008
8 (2008)
Directed by Gael García Bernal, Gus Van Sant, Wim Wenders, Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Abderrahmane Sissako, Jan Kounen, Gaspar Noé
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1h 40min
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Plot
8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ranvir Shorey | Arif (segment "How can it be ?") |
| Birsa Chatterjee | Son (segment "How can it be?") |
| Alice Englert | Ziggy (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Tintin Marova Kelly | Sam (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Isidore Tillers | Felicity Miles (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Harry Greenwood | Simon (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Miranda Jakich | Mrs. Miles (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Justine Clarke | Mother (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Russell Dykstra | Father (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Ian Abdulla | Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Di Adams | Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Chris Haywood | Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Loydi Hucshva Haynas | Panshin Beka (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") |
| Olivia Aravelo Lomos | Nonna (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") |
| Denis Rafael Barbaran | Marito (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") |
| Auristela Brito Valles | Panshin Beka's friend (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") |
| Pendo Duku | (segment "Person to Person") |
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| Tsehaie Kidane | (segment "Person to Person") (as Tsehaie Abraham Kidane) |
| Megan Gay | Ronda (segment "Person to Person") |
| Bhasker Patel | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Robert Seeliger | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Ian T. Dickinson | Frank (segment "Person to Person") |
| Tomas Spencer | Seymour (segment "Person to Person") |
| Gerhard Gutberlet | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Aminata M. Kalokoh | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Mena Z. Kalokoh | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Augusto Aguilera | Lender (segment "Person to Person") |
| Aba Arthur | African Borrower (segment "Person to Person") |
| Bob Geldof | Himself |
| Melissa Butts | Lender |
| Youssou N'Dour | Himself |
| Campino | Himself |
| Lavetta Cannon | African Borrower (segment "Person to Person") |
| Luis Fernandez-Gil | Guatemalan Borrower (segment "Person to Person") |
| Herbert Grönemeyer | Himself |
| Yolanda Hester | African Borrower (segment "Person to Person") |
| Michael Lehr | Lender (segment "Person to Person") |
| Angela Malhotra | Borrower - East Indian (segment "Person to Person") |
| Marta Cross | Costa Rican Borrower (segment "Person to Person") (as Marta McGonagle) |
| Vanessa Paul | The Lender (segment "Person to Person") |
| Shai Fali | Borrower- East Indian (segment "Person to Person") (as Shaifali Ratti) |
| Kaius Harrison | Lender (segment "Person to Person") (as Kharrison Sweeney) |
| Rodney Charles | Lender |
| Constance Ejuma | African Borrower (segment "Person to Person") |
| Susanne Herrmann | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Grace Matias | Lawyer |
| Pendo Nyinondi | African Borrower 'Person to Person' (as Pendo) |
| Jessica Shelby | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Jennifer Popagain | Panamanian Borrower (segment "Person to Person") |
| Geneviève Lemon | Pam Garner (segment "The Water Diary") |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 8 |
| Original language | IT |
| Spoken languages | Íslenska, Français, English |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Green Sky Films, LDM Productions, Ace and Company, Mediascreen |
| Release date | 23 ottobre 2008 |
| Executive producer | Anadil Hossain |
| Production | |
| Writer | Régine Abadia, Erin Dignam, Jane Campion, Gael García Bernal, Gaspar Noé, Rashida Mustafa, Suketu Mehta, Jan Kounen, Abderrahmane Sissako, Wim Wenders |
| Editing | Marc Boucrot, Heidi Kenessey, Gaspar Noé, Gus Van Sant, Alex Rodríguez, Nadia ben Rachid, Allyson C. Johnson, Anny Danché |
| Cinematography | Rain Li, Greig Fraser, David Ungaro, Dominique Gentil, Gaspar Noé, Declan Quinn |
| Assistant directors | Gael García Bernal, Gus Van Sant, Wim Wenders, Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Abderrahmane Sissako, Jan Kounen, Gaspar Noé |
| Camera operators | Rain Li, Greig Fraser, David Ungaro, Dominique Gentil, Gaspar Noé, Declan Quinn |
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| Additional photography | Rain Li, Greig Fraser, David Ungaro, Dominique Gentil, Gaspar Noé, Declan Quinn |
| Visual effects | Benoit Philippon |
| Music | François Roy, Mark Tschanz, Mychael Danna, Rob Simonsen, Mark Bradshaw, Walter Werzowa, Jean-Jacques Hertz, Nicolas Jorelle, Nadine Kaiser |
| Sound | François Roy, Mark Tschanz, Mychael Danna, Rob Simonsen, Mark Bradshaw, Walter Werzowa, Jean-Jacques Hertz, Nicolas Jorelle, Nadine Kaiser |
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