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Political thriller in the middle of the line

In its fifth season, Homeland is more socially relevant than ever. But the series creators are increasingly concerned with creating excitement rather than formulating political messages.
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The Babylon, Haunted and Disorient documentaries

Between 21. September and 4. October, the Internet-based viewing platform Doc Alliance Films focused on films about refugees. Here are some of them.
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From aliens to aliens

FILM FESTIVAL IN BERGEN: A hypothetical visit from space, a plausible conspiracy theory about the Chernobyl accident, a personal experiment on the effects of sugar and a lively portrait of two teenage girls from the space crowd are among the documentaries shown at the Bergen International Film Festival.
Aleksander Huser -

Emotional power among self-pity soups

FILM FESTIVAL: Among some flat sentimentality during the short film festival in Odense, Gustav Möller's departure film from the Danish Film School, In the Dark, stood out with his stylized portrait of a forced woman.
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How to prevent terror

Oslo Dokumentarkino arranged the debate Terrorbeskyttelse vs. legal certainty in connection with the screening of the documentary (T) error (1). It is again interesting to note ...
Truls Lie -

Political task game from the Cold War cookbook

When the submarines show up in Swedish waters, the media immediately points to Moscow. The misleading campaigns appear almost like a parodic copy of the 1980 century policy.
Ola Tunander -

Conflict-free utopia

Going to a film festival in Jerusalem is most of all a reminder of the mental baggage you drag into this peculiar region.
Steffen Moestrup -

To those who drop out

DOCUMENTS: With her new documentary, Kari Anne Moe has once again seen the youth. This time on the job search course.
Aleksander Huser -

The geography of the hidden world

PHOTOGRAPHY: Over the past decades, American artist and geographer Trevor Paglen has focused the camera lens on the secret part of the defense industry – this huge apparatus that sees everything, but which itself tries to avoid being seen.
Simen Joachim Helsvig -

A counter image to the car advertising

The car has often figured as a symbol of freedom. Swedish documentary Fredrik Gertten, on the other hand, presents the car as a prison.
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the pursuit of love

The documentary 16 Years Till Summer and Match Me! explores both the terms of love, albeit in very different ways.
Aleksander Huser -

Baghdad: The other, the differences, the dignity

There is a group of Iraqis almost nobody is talking about. Here are seven of them.
Francesca Borri -

To manage accidents

For filmmakers like Eric M. Nilsson and Anne Haugsgjerd, we see the positive of films that doubt their own representation.
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Strong diplomas and sweet tones

This year's documentary film festival in Sheffield offered tantalizing testimonies of torture and executions, catchy music documentaries and a disturbing insight into Thomas Quick's confessions.
Aleksander Huser -

Cinematic freerunning

You don't have to dream away to escape the city's density, chaos and exhaust – you can climb buildings and jump around the roof.
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Short films, long conversations

In June, large parts of the film industry gather in Grimstad to showcase, watch and discuss short films in addition to the late night hours.
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