©arte/RB
Documentary (multi-part) | 2021 | arte, RB - Radio Bremen TV [de], rbb [de], SR [de], SWR [de] | Germany
Main data
| Director | Max Langfeldt, Michael Schmitt, Thorsten Glotzmann, Katharina Woll, Dominik Bretsch, Simon Hufeisen |
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| Production | Weltrecorder Story GmbH |
Project data
| Length of movie | 4 x 52 min |
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Brief synopsis
The period of Enlightenment began three hundred years ago. The goal was to bring light to the darkness, bring progress, reason and self-determination instead of myths and ideologies. Was this project unsuccessful? If so, is it our duty to revive the ideals of Enlightenment and found one for the 21st century? Four hosts (Pegah Ferydoni, Emilia Roig, Anita Schjøll Brede and Armen Avanessian) part on a journey around the globe. They encounter enlighteners of the present. At the same time they look back upon the classic Enlightenment of the 18th century, a time in which courageous men and women wrote the source code for our modern society. History and current affairs in a comprehensible form for everyone.