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"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt" (Mahatma Ghandi). In Berlin, young activists organise a special train to Geneva to block, or "in the best case", to disrupt, the G8 Summit in Evi...
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"This documentary picture shows a bunch of young activists who charter a train to travel from Berlin to (almost) Evian where in 2004 the G8 summit took place. The filmmakers join the activists when they meet at the station and just keep filming without sympathizing with them nor ridicule them, even when these ultimately peaceful people start clashing with the police. It is a very sensitive view on the protagonists and their ambitions in general as well as their often hilariously naive and sadly ineffective try to make the world a better place by interfering with the powerful in particular. This..."
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"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt" (Mahatma Ghandi). In Berlin, young activists organise a special train to Geneva to block, or "in the best case", to disrupt, the G8 Summit in Evi...