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On Tour: Mister L.

A tourist loses his passport and, due to prejudice and assumptions, ends up in an asylum seekers' centre.

Agenda

1 November to 30 November

On Tour: Mister L.

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring festival favourites to seventeen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In November, we are showing the Dutch feature film Mister L. by Thomas Stokmans. Check dates About the Film An Asian tourist visits the touristic highlights that the Netherlands has to offer. After losing his passport – due to...

14 November

The Hague Climate Week | Honeyland

On Friday 14 November the award-winning documentary Honeyland (2019) will be screened at Filmhuis Den Haag as part of the The Hague Climate Week. The film tells the story of Hatidže, a beekeeper in a remote village in North Macedonia, who lives in harmony with nature and harvests honey according to centuries-old traditions. Buy your...

18 November

NPO Doc: No Other Land

A Palestinian activist from the West Bank and an Israeli journalist join forces to shed light on the mass expulsions of Palestinian residents. On Tuesday 16 November, No Other Land (MtMF24) will be broadcast on NPO2 at 10:40 p.m., and can also be viewed on NPO Start and NPOdoc.nl. Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from...

Magazine

5 Political Film Tips

Five changemakers share the films that have sharpened their political awareness.

Beyond the Screen

Elias Maeda discusses the impact of the Sauti Zetu Film Festival in Tanzania.

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