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Meanwhile, on the edge of Europe. Watch Greek crisis on #Berlinale

I must confess that the length of this epic documentary on the crisis in Greece made me hesitate for a moment. Just under five hours long, this tour of ordinary Greeks and immigrants stranded in that country. People who suddenly get very close and are allowed to tell what's on their minds. The feeling behind the dry news reports. An impressive experience precisely because of that longevity. Politicians and policy-makers do not appear in it, except in an absurdist formf...

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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

I must confess that the length of this epic documentary on the crisis in Greece made me hesitate for a moment. Just under five hours long, this tour of ordinary Greeks and immigrants stranded in that country. People who suddenly get very close and are allowed to tell what's on their minds. The feeling behind the dry news reports. An impressive experience precisely because of that longevity. Politicians and policy-makers do not appear in it, except in an absurdist formf...

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