Disaster survivors' tales grip Hollywood film fest
Los Angeles (AFP) - Gustavo Zerbino and Mamadou Kouassi have two major things in common. They both survived horrifying ordeals -- one endured 72 days in the frozen Andes by eating human flesh after an infamous plane crash; the other suffered brutal imprisonment, extortion and slavery on the African migrant trail to Europe. And they are both the inspiration for major new films playing at Hollywood's AFI Fest this week, ahead of their submission for next year's Oscars. Zerbino drew an extended standing ovation in Los Angeles following a screening of "Society of the Snow," Spain's official entry ...