UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15651620
Format:
1 DVD-Video (88 Min.) : Farbe und s/w
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stereo
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16:9
Content:
Children of the Revolution looks at the immediate aftermath of 1968 in Germany and Japan, from where revolutionary politics burst globally in the 1970s to have a long-lasting impact on our contemporary age. O'Sullivan positions Germany and Japan alongside each other for their shared histories as aggressors in the Second World War, as broken nations in its aftermath and, most importantly for this documentary, as countries that experienced large-scale civil revolt in the 1960s and into the 1970s. Both the Baader-Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army, leading activist groups of their respective nations, came up against limitations while operating within their own national borders and broke through internationally, ending up in Palestine to join its liberation movement. Both activist organisations involved women as central leading figures, namely Ulrike Meinhof and Fusako Shigenobu, and O'Sullivan details their personal histories through interviews with their daughters, Bettina Röhl and May Shigenobu, who were born and raised amid the chaos... What is extraordinary about Children of the Revolution is the daughters' differences of opinion about their mothers' involvement in revolutionary politics. As journalists, both Bettina and May have a remarkable ability to critically observe a history so intertwined with their upbringing, yet have come to distinct conclusions. Although they don't represent their respective nations' standpoints, it hints at the fact that the way in which history enters the collective consciousness varies in each country. With both historical narratives fraught with factual complexity and incomplete chronicles, it was a brave decision for O'Sullivan to tackle both in one film; and, at least for this writer, a worthwhile choice if only for the revelations that emerge through comparative study. (Julian Ross, Electric Sheep)
Note:
Ländercode: kein Angabe
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Orig.: Irland/Grossbritannien/Deutschland, 2010
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Extra: Dokumentation "Under the skin" (50 Min.)
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Engl. Untertitel
Language:
German
Keywords:
Meinhof, Ulrike Marie
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Shigenobu, Fusako
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DVD-Video
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Rote-Armee-Fraktion
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Nihon Sekigun
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
Author information:
Röhl, Bettina
Author information:
Meinhof, Ulrike Marie
