The New Watchdogs explores the role of the media in shaping public opinion and the ethical dilemmas faced by journalists. It delves into issues like self-censorship, media concentration, and the corrupting influence of capitalism. Through interviews and archive footage, the documentary exposes the conflicts of interest and political debates that occur in the world of television journalism.
Kaisermühlen Blues is an Austrian television series.
Follows 500 adolescent girls from all across Missouri as they come together for a week-long immersion in a sophisticated democratic laboratory, where they organize a Supreme Court to consider the most contentious issues of the day.
The Last Mitterrand is a biographical drama that explores the final years of French President François Mitterrand. The story follows Mitterrand as he faces his own mortality, grappling with his past, old age, and his illness. The movie delves into his personal and political life, touching on themes of French politics, history, and the challenges of facing death.
Thoughts of a diversity of public and private citizens on the virtues of democracy, its faults, its decadence, its fall and the rise of populism.
How Germany was when its people entered the nightmare of World War II? Despair and fear lead a hungry population to follow the chilling call of just one man to world domination. A real-life horror story, an ominous tale of violence and deception, which takes place from 1919 to 1934. (Entirely made up of restored, colorized archival footage.)
Over one thousand people have been charged with storming the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, as part of a widely televised insurrection attempt. Approximately 15% of them worked as police or military personnel. This staggering statistic begs an important question: how can a service member who took an oath to protect the country’s democracy do something that puts that very democracy in jeopardy?
A political drama set in the fictional country of Illyria between 1943 and 1945, the story is about the assassination of a leading politician. The country, an ally of Nazi Germany, is on the verge of being annexed to the Eastern Bloc. Kaurismäki's TV adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's play Les Mains Sales (Dirty Hands) tells the story of Hugo (Matti Pellonpää) who has just been released from prison. Before going to prison, he has worked as a journalist at his party's newspaper. This timid journalist, who uses the pseudonym Raskolnikov, wants to advance in his career and gets his chance when Hoederer (Sulevi Peltola), the leader of the party, has to be eliminated.
Through the testimonies of some Italian women, the documentary evokes the day of 2 June 1946, when they were called upon to cast their vote for the first time. The battles conducted by Italian women in the years leading up to 1946 to demand recognition of the right to vote. The approval of the right to vote for women by the Italian Parliament on 1 February 1945, at the proposal of the Italian Communist Party Secretary Palmiro Togliatti and statesman and founder of the Christian Democratic Party De Gasperi. The role of the first 21 women elected to the Constituent Assembly on 2 June 1946, and their contribution to the writing of the Italian Constitution.
Akseli and Elina is a drama set in Finland during the 1920s. It follows the struggles of a tenant farmer family as they navigate the challenges brought by the rise of right-wing extremism and the Russo-Finnish War. The film explores themes of family relationships, politics, societal tensions, and the impact of war.
Denmark is in deep crisis: the country is hit by general strike, during the holding of a NATO summit in Copenhagen. Meanwhile, a minister is kidnapped by extremists, and state power cracks down against politically-active leftists.
Sex, Drugs & Bicycles (2020) is a documentary that delves into the unique relationship between sex, drugs, and bicycles in the Netherlands. It offers an insightful exploration of the country's liberal approach to these topics and how they intersect with its social democracy and healthcare system. The film also touches upon the underlying fears and misconceptions that surround these issues.
Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos is a documentary film that explores the political and social climate in Spain during the transition from the Franco regime to democracy in the 1980s. Through interviews and archival footage, the film examines the legacy of Francoism and its impact on Spanish politics and society.
Documentary about the merging of the Communist Party of Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the Soviet occupation zone, a merger that would lead to the creation of the Socialist Unity Party that would rule the soon-to-be-created East Germany until 1989.
Akseli Koskela returns from prison and tries to learn living again. He's not allowed to take part in politics anymore, but he sees a lot of injustice around him. He raises a family with his wife Elina while another war is around the corner...
In the second part of the series, 'Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado,' the documentary delves deep into the social and political implications of the Spanish transition. It focuses on the impact of the Franco regime and the challenges faced by social democracy. The film highlights the influence of the Communist Party and provides a comprehensive overview of Spanish history during the 1970s and 1980s.
The story of the first elections in Finland
Two students plot an escape from the campus besieged by police of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in during the student-led anti-extradition movement in 2019.