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39-528: [REDACTED] Look up ku in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ku , KU , or Kū may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Ku (fictional language) , a constructed language created for the 2005 film The Interpreter Esther Ku , a Korean-American comedian Shawn Ku , U.S. choreographer and motion picture director Kumi Koda , Japanese pop star nicknamed Ku or Kuu In an alien language in

78-778: A weighted average , assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Thrillers don't get much smarter than The Interpreter ." Todd McCarthy of Variety described it as "Coolly absorbing without being pulse-quickening." In 2005, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awarded Catherine Keener as Best Supporting Actress for her performances in several films, including The Interpreter . Upon The Interpreter' s release in Zimbabwe , that country's Minister of Information and Publicity, Chen Chimutengwende, accused

117-448: A bus bombing perpetrated by Lud's right-hand man, Jean Gamba; Kuman-Kuman, along with a DPD agent, are amongst the dead. The media report that Xola – who no one knows Zuwanie has already had assassinated – is behind the bombing. Philippe is found dead in his hotel room, and Silvia finds out that Simon was killed along with Xola. She narrowly avoids an assassination attempt by Gamba (whom Keller kills) and leaves

156-775: A car arriving carrying Zuwanie's lackeys, and then escapes. Simon's sister, Silvia, works at the United Nations Interpretation Service in New York. A white African born in the United States to a British mother and white Matoban father, she was raised in Matobo and studied in France. Her diverse background leads to UN Security Chief Lee Wu wryly describing her as "being the UN". The UN is considering indicting Zuwanie, to stand trial in

195-2912: A national research university Kobe University , a national university Kanagawa University , a national university Kagoshima University , a national university Kagawa University , a national university Kumamoto University , a national university Kochi University , a national university Korea University (Japan) , a private university Asia [ edit ] Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan Kakatiya University in India Kandahar University in Kandahar, Afghanistan Karnavati University in Gujarat, India Karunya University in Tamil Nadu, India Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel, Nepal Khulna University in Khulna, Bangladesh Kuvempu University in Karnataka, India Konkuk University in South Korea Korea University in South Korea Karachi University in Pakistan Kasetsart University in Thailand Kuwait University in Kuwait Kashmir University in Kashmir, India. Europe [ edit ] Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt ( Katholische Universität ) in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Germany Klaipėda University in Klaipėda, Lithuania KU Leuven in Belgium University of Copenhagen ( Københavns Universitet ) in Copenhagen, Denmark United States [ edit ] Kean University in Union Township, New Jersey Keiser University , main campus and headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Kettering University in Flint, Michigan Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas or its athletic program,

234-472: A voicemail on Keller's phone saying she's going back home. Keller takes this to mean she's returning to Matobo and dispatches an agent to intercept her at JFK Airport. The purported assassin is discovered and shot to death while Zuwanie is in the middle of his address to the General Assembly, and security personnel rush Zuwanie to a safe room for his protection. Silvia, anticipating this, has been hiding in

273-511: A worldwide total of $ 162.9   million, against a budget of $ 80   million. It opened at No. 1 for its first weekend domestically, spending six weeks in the Top 10 at the box office. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 57% of 190 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.0/10. The website's consensus reads: "A polished and intelligent thriller, though marred by plot implausibilities." Metacritic , which uses

312-667: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ku (fictional language) An international co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France, the film was released in all three countries in April 2005. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $ 162 million against its $ 80 million budget. In the fictional Southern African country of Matobo, rebel leader Ajene Xola drives two men, Simon Broome and Philippe, to an abandoned stadium. They discuss how President Edmond Zuwanie's regime has ruthlessly exterminated most of

351-575: Is indicted, and Silvia reconciles with Keller before leaving for Matobo. The Interpreter was shot almost entirely in New York City . The opening sequence was shot in Mozambique with a support crew made up largely of South African nationals. The name Matobo is that of a national park, Matobo National Park (Matopos) in Matabeleland Zimbabwe . Parts of The Interpreter were filmed inside

390-674: Is largely funded by the state but is run by a self-governing public church trust ( Stiftung Katholische Universität Eichstätt, Kirchliche Stiftung des Öffentlichen Rechts ) set up by Bavarian Catholic bishops on the basis of a concordat between the Holy See and the Free State of Bavaria. The ethos of Catholic universities was defined in Pope John Paul II 's Apostolic Constitution of Catholic Churches . The university does not require students or staff to be practicing Catholics. One source notes

429-465: Is thus equated to German state universities in all respects. For students, personal faith does not play any part in the admission process. The university library has a stock of books exceeding 1.5 million volumes, thus offering students and teaching staff immediate access to books of all areas via an electronic inventory accessible from almost anywhere. The CU has a teacher-student ratio of 1:15. The portion of international students from Europe and all over

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468-647: The Centre for African Language Learning in Covent Garden , London , England , Said el-Gheithy, was commissioned in January 2004 to create Ku. It is based on Bantu languages spoken in Eastern and Southern Africa and is a cross between Swahili and Shona , with some unique elements. In Ku, the film's tagline "The truth requires no translation" is "Angota ho ne njumata". The fictional African state of Matobo shares its name with

507-802: The International Criminal Court . Initially a liberator, over the past 20 years he has become as corrupt and tyrannical as the government he overthrew, and is now responsible for ethnic cleansing . Zuwanie is soon to visit the UN and put forward his own case to the UN General Assembly, in an attempt to avoid the indictment. A random security scare forces the evacuation of the UN headquarters. When Silvia returns at night to reclaim some personal belongings, she overhears two men discussing an assassination plot in Ku (the Matoban lingua franca ). Silvia runs from

546-837: The Kansas Jayhawks Other businesses and organizations [ edit ] Kentucky Utilities , an American electric utility company based in Lexington, Kentucky Kuwait Airways (IATA code) Language [ edit ] Ku (kana) , romanization of the Japanese kana く and ク Kurdish language (ISO 639 (alpha-2) code KU) Ku (fictional language) , fictional language in the 2005 film The Interpreter People [ edit ] Emperor Ku of ancient China, of Three August Ones and Five Emperors Georgia Ku , English singer and songwriter Khonds , an aboriginal tribe of India Science [ edit ] K-U ratio ,

585-535: The Matobo National Park in Matabeleland , Zimbabwe . Parallels have been drawn between the movie and the real country of Zimbabwe (which is itself mentioned in the film as an existing country), and between the character of Zuwanie and former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe . The Interpreter grossed $ 72.7   million in the United States and Canada, and $ 90.2   million in other territories, for

624-671: The UN General Assembly and Security Council chambers. It was the first film to shoot at the location, with the movie's producers receiving formal permission from the UN in March 2004. The producers earlier approached the UN about filming there before, but their initial request was turned down. The production would have relocated to Toronto with a constructed set; however, this would have substantially increased costs, and so Sydney Pollack approached then- Secretary-General Kofi Annan directly, and personally negotiated permission to film inside

663-514: The "seven Bavarian bishops increased their financial commitment to the KU for the first time in 2016 to a good 15 million euros annually, which corresponds to around a quarter of the regular budget." The 8 faculties of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt offer 40 different subjects, with no prominence given to theological study. The CU is fully accredited by the Free State of Bavaria, and

702-660: The 300,000 volumes of philosophy and theology donated for the purpose of being included in university library's collections. An inquest ordered by the Government of the Free State of Bavaria concluded that no valuable books had been destroyed. The Faculty of Business in Ingolstadt was and continues to be one of the most competitive business schools in Germany. In 2005, the CU's journalism program

741-560: The Hawaiian god of politics, agriculture, war and fishing Ku , the original name of the Privilege Ibiza nightclub Kose-Uuemõisa , Estonia, a village Mount Ku , Kazakhstan Kindle Unlimited , e-book service from Amazon Kū, another form for the Japanese kyū , the number nine, and a term in martial arts See also [ edit ] Coup (disambiguation) , pronounced /ku:/ COO (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

780-573: The United Nations. Annan, commenting about the permission for The Interpreter , said that: … the intention was really to do something dignified, something that is honest and reflects the work that this Organization does. And it is with that spirit that the producers and the directors approached their work, and I hope you will all agree they have done that. The first scenes at UN Headquarters were shot in early March 2004. The filming took place on weekends, public holidays, or nights so as not to disturb

819-760: The Young Conservatives (Denmark) Konstitutionsutskottet , the Committee on the Constitution (Parliament of Sweden) Ku Klux Klan , a white supremacy group in the US Universities [ edit ] Africa [ edit ] Kampala University in Kampala, Uganda Kismayo University in Kismayo, Somalia Japan [ edit ] Kyoto University , a national research university Kyushu University ,

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858-592: The building when the men become aware of her presence. The next day, Silvia recognizes words in a meeting, where she is interpreting, from phrases she overheard the night before, and reports the incident to UN security; the plot's target appears to be Zuwanie. The US Secret Service assigns Dignitary Protection Division (DPD) agents Tobin Keller and Dot Woods to investigate, as well as protect Zuwanie when he arrives. Zuwanie's personal head of security, former Dutch mercenary Nils Lud, arrives in New York. Keller, whose estranged wife

897-555: The film of promoting anti-government propaganda. Chimutengwende claimed that Matobo and the fictional Edmond Zuwanie were thinly veiled caricatures of Zimbabwe and then-President Robert Mugabe , and insisted it was part of an international smear campaign being launched against the Mugabe regime by the United States. Tafataona Mahoso, chairman of the Zimbabwean state's Media and Information Commission, also attacked The Interpreter , claiming it

936-603: The first Bavarian university in 1472. The university's history dates back to a seminary for priests ("Collegium Willibaldum"), which was founded in 1564 by bishop Martin von Schaumburg and the old University of Ingolstadt , the first university in Bavaria, which was founded in 1472 with the approval of the pope. The latter institution was moved to the capital Munich – nowadays the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) by King Ludwig I in 1826. One of

975-668: The following faculties: There are also two integrated institutes of Higher Education for: There are also: In 2008, there was a struggle over the appointment of the University President, when Gregor Maria Hanke , the Bishop of Eichstätt and ex officio Chancellor, refused to appoint the next President already chosen by the Professoriate, Ulrich Hemel. Two senior academics resigned and an open letter from students and senior professors attacked "unprecedented" church interference. Hanke

1014-523: The most famous rectors of the old University of Ingolstadt was the Jesuit Petrus Canisius . Today's university came into existence in 1980, after a fusion of Eichstätt's School of Education and the School of Philosophy and Theology in 1972. A major role in the formation of the university was played by the former archbishop of Munich-Freising, Joseph Ratzinger , who later got an honorary doctorate from

1053-533: The movie Kin-dza-dza! , "ku" replaces most conventional words, with its meaning guessed from context In the Discworld , Ku or The Lost Continent of Ku is a satirical parody of Atlantis Businesses and organizations [ edit ] Political [ edit ] Kommunistisk Ungdom (Communist Youth), the former name of the Young Left (Sweden) Young Conservatives (Denmark) ( Konservativ Ungdom ),

1092-513: The only Catholic university in Germany. Compared to other German universities it is a rather small institution with 4,800 students in 2019; nevertheless, it is the largest non-state university in Germany. The university has its main campus in Eichstätt (the buildings being in the town center or within walking distance) and another (the Ingolstadt School of Management ) in Ingolstadt , site of

1131-435: The population and intimidated the survivors into silence. Upon their arrival at the stadium, they find three schoolboys, who point Xola and Simon in the direction of corpses left by Zuwanie's security apparatus, while Philippe stays in the car. When Xola and Simon return to the playing field, they are executed by the boys who are accomplices of Zuwanie's secret police. Philippe clambers out of the car and hides, taking pictures of

1170-489: The ratio between potassium and uranium K u band , a band of microwave radio frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum Ku (protein) , a protein involved in DNA repair Ku, the proposed chemical symbol for kurchatovium (later named rutherfordium ) KU, Krebs units, a measure of viscosity of paint Other uses [ edit ] Wards of Japan ( 区 , ku ) , a type of city subdivision Kū or Kū-ka-ili-moku,

1209-540: The regular work of the UN, and the set was closed to tourists and UN staff. Ambassadors at the UN had hoped to appear in the film, but actors were asked to play the roles of diplomats. Spain's UN Ambassador Inocencio Arias jokingly complained that his "opportunity to have a nomination for the Oscar next year went away because of some stupid regulation." The country "Republic of Matobo" and its corresponding constructed language "Ku" were created for this film. The director of

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1248-408: The safe room, and confronts Zuwanie and intends to kill him herself. Keller determines that the assassination plot is a false flag operation created by Zuwanie to gain credibility that his rivals are terrorists and to deter supporters of his removal. Keller realizes that Silvia returning home means going to the UN, and rushes to the safe room, just in time to prevent her from murdering Zuwanie. Zuwanie

1287-449: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ku . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ku&oldid=1226700458 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description

1326-655: The university. Among others receiving honorary doctorates from the university are the philosopher Karl Popper , and the former bishop of Eichstätt Alois Brems . In 1990, the Catholic University established the WFI – Ingolstadt School of Management , one of Germany's foremost business schools. Since 1998 the Collegium Orientale , an academic institution associated with the university, hosts young theologians and priests from eastern European and Oriental churches who are pursuing their post-graduate studies in Eichstätt. The university

1365-505: The world is very high compared to state universities. Russian, Spanish, French and English are thus very common languages in Eichstätt, many students being fluent in at least 2 of them. BA and MA integrated degrees are offered, where the students spend only part of their time at the CU, the rest at partner universities. These double or triple degrees offer a possibility to experience the academic environment of more than one country, and are popular choice for undergraduates. The university has

1404-475: Was "typical of US Cold War propaganda". Nevertheless, the Zimbabwe Media Censorship Board found nothing objectionable in the film and approved it for theatrical and video release. Catholic University of Eichst%C3%A4tt-Ingolstadt The Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt ( KU ) is a Roman Catholic research university in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt , Bavaria, Germany. It is

1443-591: Was killed in a car accident just weeks earlier, learns Sylvia's parents and sister were killed by landmines laid by Zuwanie's men in the past, and that she has dated Xola. Although Keller is suspicious of Silvia's backstory, the two grow close, in part because of their shared grief, and Keller ends up protecting her from attacks. Philippe calls Silvia to meet and informs her of Xola's death, but lies and says he doesn't know what happened to Simon. Silvia attempts to obtain information by way of Kuman-Kuman, an exiled Matoban minister living in New York, only to almost be killed in

1482-712: Was ranked among the five best media and communication programs in Germany. The university is ranked 1001+ overall in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings , 2024 and in the 401–600th range for its 'impact' It is not in the QS World University Rankings . Within Germany, in 2024 it was awarded the 'most popular university' by Studycheck, where students rate their experiences. Also, Educheck ranks it 86 of 369 institutions in Germany in 2024, based on research output, reputation, and its top-5 alumni. The highest performance

1521-584: Was relieved of his Chancellor role in 2010 after further conflict with the university, and his job assigned to the head of the Freising Bishops' Conference . In February 2007 it was revealed that the university library had recycled 80 tons of books and journals, of which 68.4 tons had been donated from the central library in Altötting of the Bavarian Capuchin monasteries. This is about one quarter of

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