The Monopoly of Violence + A German Youth

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Founded in 2013, Big World Pictures is a non-profit distribution outfit dedicated to bringing the best in world cinema to film enthusiasts across the United States. Previous releases include films by Radu Jude, Tamer El Said, Maya Vitkova, Jean-Gabriel Périot, Julia Murat, Tsai Ming-liang and Eric Rohmer. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizen-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. In THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE, David Dufresne gathers a panel of citizens to question, exchange and confront their views on the social order and the legitimacy of the use of force by the State.

In the 1960s, the young democracy of West Germany was embarrassed by its Nazi past, yet confirmed in its role as imperialist and capitalist society. The postwar generation, in direct conflict with their fathers, was trying to find its place. The student movement exploded in 1966. As the situation deteriorated, it radicalized those involved in a gradual escalation of violence and reprisals. A GERMAN YOUTH chronicles this radicalization, which gave birth to the Red Army Faction (RAF), a German revolutionary terrorist group founded notably by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof. The film aims to question viewers on the significance of this revolutionary movement during its time, as well as its resonance for today’s society.

directed by: David Dufresne, Jean-Gabriel Périot
starring: Gwendal Leroy; Patrice Philippe; Alain Damasio; Fabien Jobard; Ulrike Meinhof; Andreas Baader; Horst Mahler; Gudrun Ensslin 
2015, 2020 / 191 min (combined) / 1.78:1, 1.85:1 / French & German DTS-HD MA 5.1

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
  
• The Monopoly of Violence trailer
• A German Youth trailer
• Bonus short films by Jean-Gabriel Périot:
  • The Delicate Art of the Bludgeon (2009)
  • The Devil (2012)
• Booklet with new writing by film critic Filipe Furtado
• English subtitles