What documentary/film about some historical or political event of your choice from your country would you recommend to another European?
What documentary/film about some historical or political event of your choice from your country would you recommend to another European?
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The three part miniseries about the Dutch Childcare Benefis Scandal (De Toeslagenaffaire). Absolutely devastating
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“Troll Hunter” from 2010 gives a fairly accurate depiction of life in modern day Norway:
https://youtu.be/uvwEyHeRSvE?si=fk_-IBXh7kuK79Rv
Hand held, is about the photographer that was so shocked with the orphanages situation that he started to do charity work with his wife. They brought medics and help in orphanages.
The orphanages situation in Romania during and after the communism is one of our biggest human tragedy in our history.
A few thousands children have died due to disease, fammine and abuse and even with proof nobody was prosecuted.
There were children also that got permanent damage from the abuse and become invalid, hence they become part of the social system forever and they just changed the orphanage for the asylum. Which a lot of them are horrific, so these people never experience a normal life. Imagine being chained for most of your life and deprive by love.
I know that we had strenghten our adoption laws because a lot of children where adopted by foreigners but most of those children got lucky. The rest that remained in the orphanages most go them died or ended up on the streets.
Really enjoyed this, sad that it seems particularly relevant again
https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/white-riot-rock-against-racism
Berlin 1933 – Tagebuch einer Großstadt/Diary of a big city
It is a documentary in co-operation with Arte. With contemporary footage from Berlin and how incredibly fast Berlin changed under the Nazis in 12 month. In 1933, Berlin was one of the most modern cities in the world, a pulsating metropolis. Twelve months later, none of its vitality remains. The city is subject to one party and one ‘leader’. Berliners cheer the new power, retreat from it into their private lives or flee – if they can escape before they disappear into the concentration camps.
The Rent Strike, a CATU documentary on the rent strikes in the 1970s. It gives you hope that we can change how it is now by applying the same tactics, it’s just harder now because we have to fight private landlords.