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Black Block (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
77 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Carlo A. Bachschmidt

Written By:
Carlo A. Bachschmidt

Actors:
Lena Zuhlke ..... Herself
Chabi Noqueras ..... Himself
Michael Gieser ..... Himself
Niels Martensen ..... Himself
Daniel McQuillan ..... Himself
Chabi Nogueras ..... Himself
Ulrich Reichel ..... Himself
Mina Zapatero ..... Herself

Synopsis:

Genoa 2001: As the G8 Summit drew to a close and the press and politicians had departed, 300 riot police stormed the Diaz School looking for members of the infamous Black Block. They found instead young activists, mostly students, teenagers and journalists from around Europe preparing to bunk down on the school's floors. Undeterred, they unleashed a calculated frenzy of violence, beating both young and old, male and female indiscriminately. Those seriously injured were rushed to the hospital in ambulances, though soon after they were forced to join those who had been arrested and driven to a detention centre where they were subjected to further abuse and degradation. Amnesty International called the result of the subsequent trials of the police officers involved 'The most serious suspension of human rights in western country since the second world war.'

Repression is part and parcel of democracy - a power system that, along with legitimacy and consensus, needs to be controlled when a population or political group test the limits of their freedom. Genoa 's G8 Summit in 2001 demonstrated this in the fiercest of ways. As the G8 Summit drew to a close and the press and politicians had departed, 300 riot police stormed the Diaz School looking for members of the infamous Black Block. They found instead young activists, mostly students, teenagers and journalists from around Europe preparing to bunk down in the school gym. Undeterred, they unleashed a calculated frenzy of violence, beating both young and old, male and female indiscriminately. Those seriously injured were rushed to the hospital in ambulances, though soon after they were forced to join those who had been arrested and driven to the Bolzaneto detention centre where they were subjected to further abuse and degradation. Through the testimonies of Lena and Niels (Hamburg), Chabi (Zaragoza), Mina (Paris), Dan (London), Michael (Nice), and Muli (Berlin), Black Block renders a firsthand account of those who experienced for themselves the violence in the raid on the Diaz school and their subsequent torture. Several of them chose to return to Genoa for the trials of the police officers involved. Amnesty International called the results trials 'The most serious suspension of human rights in western country since the second world war.'

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 August, 2012.