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Bedtime Stories from the Axis of Evil (2011)

Bedtime Stories from the Axis of Evil poster
Original title
Bedtime Stories From The Axis Of Evil
Directed by
Vibeke Bryld
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
28 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film visits families in Iran, Iraq, and North Korea during bedtime. It uses paper cities and storytelling to show how children and parents talk about love, fear, and justice. The movie blends politics with fairy tales.

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What happens

Godnathistorier fra ondskabens akse er en dokumentarfilm instrueret af Vibeke Bryld efter manuskript af Dola Bonfils. I 2002 brugte George W. Bush for første gang begrebet ondskabens akse i en tale til at definere en række lande, der mentes at være hjemsted for terror. Landene var Irak, Iran og Nordkorea. Bush er væk, men sproget har sat sine spor. I filmen besøger seerne en familie fra hvert af de tre lande, i skumringstimen, når det er tid at fortælle godnathistorier. Gennem barnlige papbyer bevæger filmen ind ind i et rum mellem politisk agitation og eventyr, der åbner sig, når fortællingerne mellem børn og voksne udfolder sig. Det hele smelter sammen til én lang skumringsfortælling om kærlighed, retfærdighed, skønhed og i sidste instans godt og ondt. Det er en film om fortællinger, der skaber sammenhold, splid, frygt og tryghed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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