DEMOCRACY

DOCUMENTARY BY DAVID BERNET

„DEMOCRACY“ opens the doors to a sheer impenetrable world and accompanies the political fight for a new data protection law in the EU.
A captivating and highly charged story about a group of politicians, trying to protect society from the dangers of Big Data and mass surveillance in a digital world. The Member of Parliament Jan Philipp Albrecht and Commissioner Viviane Reding attempt the impossible and decide to confront a tough political power structure, where intrigue, success and failure are so close together. David Bernet spent two and a half years accompanying the legislation process and condensed it into an astonishing documentary that depicts the state of today’s democracy with suspense and sensuality.

SCRIPT / DIRECTING

David Bernet

Production

Indi Film

Co-production

Seppia, Atmosfilm GbR, Submarine, HUMAN, RTS and YLE

DISTRIBUTION

Farbfilm

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

FFA, CNC, MFG regional fund Baden-Württemberg, German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Creative Europe MEDIA, Region Alsace, Eurométropole de Strasbourg

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