Emerald Films

SAND ROADS is a journey told in two chapters - one filled with the spirit of youth; the other imbued with the weight of adulthood - showing the eternal struggle for self-discovery, adventure and how friendships can transcend life itself.

For 24 years East Timor's freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos Horta campaigned to secure independence for his country, a Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesia in 1975. The Diplomat takes up Ramos Horta's story in the final dramatic stages of his long journey - the fall of Indonesia's President Suharto, the referendum to determine East Timor's future, the overwhelming vote for independence, the devastating carnage that ensued, the intervention of United Nations peacekeepers, and Ramos Horta's final triumphant return to his homeland.

A young girl Marie faces the troubles of growing up when her mother takes a new boyfriend home.

A woman played by Alice Howell receives an inheritance from her grandfather of his wooden leg.