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       WARRIORS FOR TRUMP                                                                                                        LOST DIAMOND



       On January 25, 2019, the notorious Trump-associate Roger                                                                  A horrifying uncovering of abuse from people in the highest
       Stone was arrested in a dramatic FBI raid and charged with                                                                powers. And while the public cries for justice, the police silence
       witness tampering, obstructing an official proceeding and five                                                            the case.
       counts of making false statements. Stone is facing up to 20
       years in prison.                                                                                                          15 years ago, a baby girl was born in the suburbs of Kaunas, Lithuania. When the little girl was two years old,
                                                                                                                                 her mother left her with the child’s father and his parents. When she is four, she begins to see her mother
                                                                                                                                 again.
       This is the inside story of how Roger Stone and his lifelong friend and protégé Michael Caputo, joined the                   After a longer visit with her mother, the girl is very upset and, appallingly, begins to vocalise stories about
       Trump campaign looking for influence and financial opportunity – not foreseeing that the ending of this                   male strangers who abused her in the presence and supervision of her mother.
       “beautiful” friendship would leave them both destroyed in an opposite and isolated place, not looking to                     She points out powerful people as perpetrators. Her worried father demands authorities investigate
       recover anytime near – if ever.                                                                                           but gets no help. A nation, fed up with corruption and organised crime, stands up to support him. Then the
          The film tracks Caputo and Stone from the highs of joining                                                             perpetrators are killed. The father is found dead and tortured. A massive police intervention takes the girl
       the presidential campaign, to the devastating aftermath. When                                                             away from her aunt to reunite her with her mother. Now the girl is missing. Her name is Deimanthe.
       the politically charged trial of Robert Stone goes to court in                                                               A true crime investigation through decades, through continents and through powerful systems. Will the
       November 2019, Stone is facing the rest of his life behind bars                                                           truth finally be uncovered?
       whereas Caputo is left bankrupt and fighting for the survival of
       his family.
          The film is a deeply personal account about loyalty and
       betrayal. About the choices you make and the consequences
       they have. Not only for yourself, but for your family, friends and,
       in this case, your country.                                                                                               TREATMENT AND TRAILER AVAILABLE
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       DIRECTOR: CHRISTOFFER                                                                                                     DIRECTOR: TBA
       GULDBRANDSEN                                                                                                              PRODUCERS: PETER ENGEL, ANDREAS
       PRODUCER: PETER ENGEL                                                                                                     ROCKSÉN,
       PRODUCED BY: GULDBRANDSEN FILM                                                                                            PRODUCED BY: WINGMAN MEDIA, LAIKA
       FOR DR, SVT AND YLE                                                                                                       FILM FOR DR
       FORMAT: FEATURE, 2 X 1HOUR                                                                                                FORMAT: 52 AND 90 MIN
       RELEASE: 2020                                                                                                             RELEASE: 2021


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       THE CHOCOLATE WAR                                                                                                         THE BIG CLIMATE COVER-UP



       For the past 11 years, American attorney Terry Collingsworth                                                              In 1988, the world was prepared to act against climate change
       has fought tirelessly to get the U.S. Supreme Court to                                                                    — so prepared that George W. Bush was discussing how the
       recognise child slavery cases against the food industry. Now                                                              White House would handle the greenhouse effect. But then
       he has finally succeeded. Collingsworth’s opponents are the                                                               something happened.  And the action was stalled — which lead
       giants Nestlé and Cargill – and their army of attorneys, who                                                              directly to the climate situation we are facing today.
       have been trying to convince the judges that no such problem
       exists.                                                                                                                   This is the story about why we today are on the brink of a climate catastrophe. It’s a story about how we
                                                                                                                                 could have stopped it, had it not been for a very sophisticated campaign, ignited by the most powerful
                                                                                                                                 oil companies in the world who weren’t interested in putting their world dominance at risk. A true crime
       The film follows the outraged Collingsworth in his efforts to right one of the world’s biggest wrongs — from              investigation with a mind-blowing plot that will affect the future of mankind.
       the plantations of Ivory Coast in West Africa, to the buffed floors of the major corporations in the U.S.. It is             The Big Climate Cover-up is an investigation that will unravel the story of how the oil industry was leading
       important to note that the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court and therefore there can be no                  a campaign that over a decade very successfully manipulated the public’s perception on climate change.
       appeals, which means the decision in this case will be final.                                                             It also explores how internal scientists were fired while the very same people that successfully helped the
          The Chocolate War is the third and conclusive film in the series of chocolate films directed by Miki                   tobacco industry evoke doubt about the dangers of smoking were hired. These are the same oil companies
       Mistrati. It is an example of how film can change the world, demonstrated by Collingsworth as he used                     that today market themselves as green frontrunners, while they do the complete opposite – around 97% of
       material from the two previous films, The Dark Side of Chocolate and Shady Chocolate, to convince the                     the investments made in new energy go to fossil fuels, continuing to stoke the global warming.
       American legal system that it is a violation of the U.S. Constitution every time a consumer buys a piece of
       chocolate produced with child labour.                                                                                     From the award-winning director of The Child Soldier’s New Job



       DIRECTOR: MIKI MISTRATI
       PRODUCER: HELLE FABER
       PRODUCED BY: MADE IN COPENHAGEN
       FOR DR AND ROCO FILMS IN ASSOCIATION
       WITH SVT, YLE, NRK CH 8 AND AGAINST                                                                                       DIRECTOR: MADS ELLESØE
       GRAVITY                                                                                                                   PRODUCED BY: DR
       FORMAT: FEATURE + 1 HOUR                                                                                                  FORMAT: 52 MIN.
       RELEASE: 2020                                                                                                             RELEASE: 2020
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