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Orbán’s politics of fear in Hungary
HUNGARY:Hungary 2018 is a film that shows a caricature of an election campaign in which the winner has already been chosen.
«The power of the Mafia is institutionalised»
MAFIA: Modern Times Review met the Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia in the Berlinale Lounge to talk about her photographic work and the Italian Mafia today.
Theo Angelopoulos, the filmmaker of migration
In Letter to Theo, French director Élodie Lélu revisits Angelopoulos’ unfinished film, reminiscing on their collaborative work on the project that was in some ways prophetic of the present-day Greece.
A hilarious examination of the human condition
An intimate portrait of a sarcastic elderly Palestinian woman’s life, relationships, regrets and bitterness enlightened by flashes of dark humour.
The iconic Glock
Despite a somewhat sprawled narrative, this collection of stories around the gun named Glock is worth your attention.
A modern view of Africa
AFRICA: Editor and professor Nic Cheeseman succeeds in his goal of offering a new and modern understanding of the African state.
The many ways to power
The Jihlava Doc Festival of 2017 was focussed on political film. Several films took on the theme of state leaders and the election processes that led to their victory.
The Common Man’s Party
Media criticism. Indian documentary An Insignificant Man is an interesting example of how a political movement can begin and achieve authority.
New York Review of Books
The documentary The 50 Year Argument is a celebration of one of literature’s most influential institutions, but could have benefitted from a more critical gaze.