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Eat the rich: they’ve got the guns, but we’ve got the numbers
CAPITALISM: Essential viewing for the coming global revolution.
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The psychological toll of deportation
MIGRANTS: Three Swiss deportees of Turkish descent must find their way in a land that is no longer home.
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Katya and Vasya go to school
EDUCATION: Education takes on an entirely new meaning when two idealistic young city slickers take up teaching jobs in a provincial Russian town.
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The Struggle for Admission
EDUCATION: Claire Simon’s documentary about the admissions process at the French film school La Femis provides a fascinating insight into the competition going on behind the screens.
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Not around my luxury villa
AFRICA: If this book is translated into English, it will become a new French academic bestseller.
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Elite liberalism + mass nationalism = true
GLOBALISATION: For political scientist Jean François Bayart, globalisation and the development of national identity are complementary processes.
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A Return to Childhood
Margreth Olin’s latest documentary is serene, sweet and observational, but nevertheless an opinion piece on both the age group and the institution it portrays.
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What it means to be found anywhere, anytime
Imagine having a package delivered to the exact office building, park location, or even couch you are sitting on. Pretty convenient, right?
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She is Malala
Davis Guggenheim’s documentary portrait does not contain much new information, but enables us to get to know the activist, teenager and phenomenon that is Malala Yousafzai.