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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.

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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...

12 November

The Hague Climate Week | Snowpiercer

On Wednesday 12 November, Snowpiercer (2013), a dystopian science fiction film by Bong Joon-ho (Parasite), will be screened at Filmhuis Den Haag in the context of the The Hague Climate Week. Buy your ticket Snowpiercer In a post-apocalyptic future, the Earth has frozen over after a failed climate experiment. The last survivors live on a...

13 November

NPO Doc: De Propagandist

Through family films, propaganda footage, and audio interviews, the story unfolds of filmmaker Jan Teunissen (1898-1975), head of the NSB Film Service during World War II, and sometimes referred to as the “Dutch Leni Riefenstahl.” A tale of wounded ego, opportunism, and manipulation—timeless themes that still resonate today. On Thursday 13 November, De Propagandist (MtMF25)...

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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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