Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project. No. 5Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project. No. 5

"Established by Martin Scorsese in 2007, The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project has maintained a fierce commitment to preserving and presenting masterpieces from around the globe, with a growing roster of more than sixty restorations of works by essential filmmakers. This collector's set gathers four groundbreaking and innovative films, ranging from the epic to the intimate, from Algeria (Chroinicle of the years of fire), Burkina Faso (Yam daabo), India (Kummatty), and Kazakhstan (The fall of Otrar)"--Publisher.
Chronicle of the years of fire: Dramatizes the pivotal decades leading up to Algeria's War of Independence through the harrowing saga of a proud farmer seeking a dignified life, whose experience of brutal oppression and systemic injustice leads him to take a stand against the seemingly indomitable might of French colonialism.
Yam daabo: A family's quest for self-determination mirrors a nation's struggle. The film follows an impoverished family as they leave behind a life in the city reliant on Western aid to start anew in the more verdant countryside.
Kummatty: When Kummatty, a kind of shamanic bogeyman, arrives in a small village, he captivates the children with his music and colorful masks -- until he casts a spell that has unexpected consequences for one boy.
The fall of Otrar: When his warnings about an imminent invasion are taken for insolence, a former Mongol scout must escape imprisonment to stop an escalating diplomatic crisis and avert a clash of civilizations.