Thrillers: Crime, Conspiracy & Paranoia: Michael Mewshaw - Year of the Gun

Film and Talk with Scott Stelle, d.a.i. Tübingen.It?s been said that genre films are especially good at capturing the political and culturalzeitgeist of the time. This quarter we would like to look at somecontemporary political conspiracythrillers, which evoke the uncertaintyand insecurity of modernlife. As the foundations of oureconomic and political systemsare continually shaken by crises,who can tell what sources arereliable? Indeed, the unpleasanttruths that thrillers convey aboutpolitical reality often stand instark opposition to official history, as well as the hollow and scriptedpromises of politicians and pundits.

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Futher dates: Fr. 1.7. Nick Schou - Kill the Messenger (2006, film: 2014)