Africa Oscar contender shuns despondency for hope
25th Sep 2005, 18:52 GMT
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Tired of African films that make audiences want to slit their wrists, the director of the continent's top Oscar contender has opted for a universal tale of triumph over AIDS, poverty and violence.
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