The violent street demonstrations in Paris during the Yellow Vest protests are at the root of a debate that is highly topical. Its starting point is Max Weber’s famous thesis that a state has the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force. All aspects of this viewpoint are challenged in a refreshingly intelligent film, which confronts a panel of different people with footage from the street riots to discuss them. Protesters, philosophers, sociologists and police officers react to the clips and each other.
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Perspectives
Julie Keeps Quiet Julie zwijgt
Leonardo van Dijl
Friday, 22. 11. 2024 / 16:45 / Main Hall
Belgian tennis prodigy Tessa Van den Broeck makes her screen debut in this story about a talented athlete who decides to keep silent after her coach is accused of misconduct.
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Kings & Queens
Being Blanche Houellebecq Dans la peau de Blanche Houellebecq
Guillaume Nicloux
Friday, 22. 11. 2024 / 19:30 / Main Hall
Michel Houellebecq travels to Guadeloupe to take part in a look-alike contest, whose jury is chaired by Blanche Gardin. But unforeseen events plunge the duo into the heart of a bizarre intrigue… An ironic, wry take on political correctness and present-day taboos.
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Panorama
The Outrun The Outrun
Nora Fingscheidt
Friday, 22. 11. 2024 / 21:30 / Main Hall
Nora Fingscheidt’s film, interspersed with flashbacks depicting the protagonist’s downward spiral into alcoholism, focuses on her liberation from personal demons through a connection with the magical nature of her childhood home.