Antifa - Schulter an Schulter, wo der Staat versagt

In the organizer's words:

• DE 2024
• 96 min
• Director: Steffen Maurer, Marco Heinig
• FSK: from 16 years

Screenings:

• Sat, November 9, 2024 - Sat, November 9, 2024 at 8:30 pm
• Fri, November 22, 2024 - Fri, November 22, 2024 at 8:45 pm

The film takes a critical look at the movement, its continuing relevance and the enormous challenges of the present in 2024, when a far-right party is given the chance to take on government responsibility in Germany for the first time.

In the 1990s and 2000s, in the shadow of the racist pogroms that swept reunified Germany after 1989, an exceptionally strong anti-fascist movement emerged. Antifa worked more professionally in many fields than almost any other self-organized force of modern times. From militant actions to political education and investigative work - Antifa has made it its mission to counter the rise of neo-fascism.

Five activists speak publicly about their activities for the first time and merge with numerous treasures from the archive to create an intense cinema documentary. Instead of a simple historical retrospective, the film uncovers the layers that overlay the myth of Antifa. It gives us deep insights into a form of political work that led to violent overreactions from the state and the middle classes and yet was always necessary.