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Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 27, 2024

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie

Original Title

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

Production Companies

NDR, ARD

Director

Zita Zengerling

Description

Insults, humiliation, violence, sexual assault - the world behind the camera and the scenes can be a nightmare for many theater and film professionals. Apparently there is a real climate of fear in some film and theater productions. Some directors, but also well-known actors, apparently abuse their power and treat those around them on set or on stage with contempt or even abuse. Individual cases have been known for years, including under #metoo. But are they really isolated cases? Or can directors and actors allow themselves anything because the system allows it? In their three-year research, the documentary filmmakers spoke to more than 200 film and theater professionals about the problems in their industry. How much responsibility do the alleged perpetrators bear for abuse of power and how much responsibility does the financiers, production companies, broadcasters and also the audience bear?