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World War II Anniversary Has Got Producers Thinking Creatively About The Horrors Of Conflict — MIPCOM Scenesetters
The 80th anniversary of World War II's end next year as producers thinking thoughtfully about conflict in this MIPCOM Scenesetter.
Chadjas says there was “no agenda in terms of an anniversary,” and instead the only mission statement was to show that “history likes to repeat itself.” For that reason, even villainous characters such as Höss, whose husband was responsible for the worst atrocities of World War II, are presented “without judgment”. In an interview with Deadline at the Venice Film Festival last month, Wright said the series was fundamentally about “how dreadful men can be” and added he was interested in the Italian response, as “Italy has never fully faced up to its fascist past.” With populism and far-right politics beginning to take hold in Europe and the Americas once again, conflict in the Middle East appearing out of control and Russia’s attack on Ukraine continuing unabated, productions that remind us of the horrors of war might play a bigger role than just filling schedules and stocking streamer interfaces.
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