![]() Such is how Gael García Bernal deals with the subject from the surprising location of Iceland in "The Letter", capturing with simplicity and beautiful cinematography a discussion between a father and his young son, who is working on a school project about the Nepal region, about the impact of the failure of a nation to achieve basic Primary Education. ![]() The best films in 8 tend to be those that get the point across through simple human stories rather than by adhering too closely to the rather dry themes and statistics. At the halfway point towards meeting those goals, the problem doesn't appear to have drastically altered, and eight filmmakers of international renown have been gathered to examine just how serious the position is. These are defined under the following Millennium Development Goals: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Achieve Universal Primary Education Promote Gender Equality Reduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal Health Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases Ensure Environmental Sustainability Global Partnership for Development. The purpose of 8 is to address the agreement of 191 governments to halve world poverty by 2015.
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