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Saw this at the 2023 film festival in Ghant (Belgium)
Chronology
Brussels teacher Amal encourages students' passion for reading and freedom of expression, despite risks. Her daring approach leaves a mark on pupils and families.. To begin, I must admit starting on the wrong foot for at least the first half of the running time. I felt a bit disconnected with the story: is there something they want to tell us??
I stand corrected now, knowing that they were not preachingFurther, now on a positive note
It is very regrettable indeed that religious fanaticism and fundamentalism has an overwhelming influence on many people, so much that they go at every length to threaten or even eliminate those who do not believe. My initial problem with the story at hand was that I assumed wrongly that the filmmakers tried to inform us that people exist who put Quran and Sharia above national laws, and thus ignore what we deem normal (we call it "civilized") to be tolerant against other beliefs. What took me on, firstly, was the believable cast and also believable circumstances within the school, wherein a considerable part of the story takes place. Ditto for the parents and the neighborhood, which can be situated in any large city in any country.
Not only direct threats matter here
For me, the developments got real traction due to some unexpected turns of events that kept the story afloat and myself interested in the proceedings.Secondly, what also took me on were the growing dilemmas for teachers and school director, becoming more complicated in each subsequent meeting. Fundamental questions are becoming manifest and move the story forward, even without an obvious way out. Those meetings involved me deeply in what happened, also showing us how difficult it is to decide about a balanced approach to the issues on the agenda. Thirdly, we also witness the strong influence of social media.
It all adds up to an unmitigated media storm
Also that everyone is talking about you, without knowing the real facts but still forming opinions that spread like wildfire. It is easy to Like a posting, even when not fully agreeing with it, can be done quickly without a second thought. Moreover, writing a negative text is also very easy, amplified by the anonymity that goes with unverified accounts. Before Internet we had the church yard, the butcher store and the pub to exchange gossip, no we have a much faster means with larger coverage and speed.There is no happy ending, however, assumably a Mission Impossible given the circumstances.
We see believable characters in their respective roles, even the unsympathetic roles
It leaves us with no solution, but is there any??All in all, not a documentary to demonstrate that fundamentalists become more and more a problem, as now I’m sure the filmmakers know we knew already. It is a real-world story in and around a real-world school, genuine teachers, and genuine pupils with families at home that are also involved.
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