CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 30m

An Independent Mind

Documentary

How do you deal with threats of imprisonment for drawing a cartoon of the president? What does it mean if you are thrown out of your country for singing a song? How does it feel to be condemned for denying the existence of the Holocaust? An Independent Mind explores one of the most important and controversial human rights: freedom of speech.Through testimonies from eight people who have experienced problems as a result of expressing their personal opinions, filmmaker Rex Bloomstein explores the limits of freedom of expression. It is not always easy to to find out where these are. Obviously, it is not difficult to empathise with Reggae singer Tiken Jah Kakoly, who was forced to flee his native Ivory Coast, or with the Algerian cartoonist Ali Dilem, who was condemned to nine years in jail. But does the same apply to Holocaust denier David Irving or the Basque rock group Soziedad Alkoholika that ridicules victims of ETA violence?

Directed byRex Bloomstein

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
June 1, 2008
Studios
Rex Entertainment

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Ali Dilem

Ali Dilem

Self

David Irving

David Irving

Self

Tiken Jah Fakoly

Tiken Jah Fakoly

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Rex Bloomstein

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