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During an intense emotional crisis towards the end of his life, Vincent van Gogh spent one year in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a mental institution that exists to this day. The female patients who stay there now mostly spend their days painting, like Van Gogh used to. Here, Van Gogh painted many of his famous works and wrote numerous letters. In this exploratory documentary, the present-day patients write a letter back to him. Where and in what ways do they find comfort?
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The incredible life story of a Soviet soldier of Tatar descent who was captured by the Nazis during WWII. Today, his daughter Sana is tracing the path of her silent father, trying to understand what made him the man she knew as a child, through his diaries, as well as various personal and public archives and registries. As she accompanies Sana in her journey, filmmaker Aliona van der Horst excavates film archives, to find traces of those millions of Soviet soldiers who were caught in the crossfire of fighting between dictators, who were there but were easily left out of the narrative of the global war.
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At the request of Dutch documentary filmmaker Judith de Leeuw, the Dutch prominent theatre director Ruut Weissman is directing a solo performance about the power relationship between a teacher and a student, between an actress and a director. Both Ruut Weissman and actress Harriët Stroet have personal experiences with this theme. The documentary shows how the mutual relationships between director, documentary filmmaker and actress are brought into sharp focus during rehearsals and how the events on and off stage are always intertwined.
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La prisión de máxima seguridad de Mangaung, en Sudáfrica, está gestionada por una empresa de seguridad privada, la multinacional G4S, una empresa británica presente en todo el mundo. El documental muestra qué ocurre cuando la prioridad es la rentabilidad económica, con guardias de seguridad mal pagados y la violencia contra los presos como resultado inevitable. La periodista de investigación Ruth Hopkins acerca los testimonios de expresos y guardias de seguridad que describen una situación impactante de la primera prisión privatizada de Sudáfrica.
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Atormentado por su pasado violento, el ambicioso abogado Anuol regresa a su tierra natal, Sudán del Sur, comprometido a servir a su país y responsabilizar a los responsables. Pero su búsqueda, guiada por las reglas del derecho, choca contra un muro cuando se enfrenta a la renuencia de sus compatriotas a reconciliarse con la historia.
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En 2016, el Museo Noordbrabants de Bolduque, en Holanda, presenta una exposición especial de la obra de El Bosco en el 500 aniversario de su muerte. Cinco personas trabajaron durante cinco años para examinar los secretos de sus 25 obras.
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One summer seven boys are the beachguards at Texel Island. They have their own secret language.
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What would happen with you if only you know the truth, and people won’t believe you? If the government decides to prosecute you and you have to plea for your own innocence without having the evidence? Peter Putker’s wife Durdana lost her life while sailing along the coast of Colombia. And although Peter states from the very beginning that they were attacked by pirates, the local authorities do not buy in his innocence. For them, he is the one who murdered his own wife. Problem is: only Peter himself was there and truly knows what happens. The Colombian authorities assign the case to the Dutch court. What happens when only you know the truth and any evidence supporting your innocence is lacking?
