Béziers, The Other Side (2024)
Structured in two parts, the film uses the municipal newspaper, Le Journal de Béziers (later renamed Le Journal du Biterrois), to examine the city's management by Robert Ménard, elected mayor in 2014 with the support of the National Rally. By meeting with residents and activists, the film reveals the "behind the scenes" of this southern French city. It shows how this newspaper shapes a political and ideological line for a fundamentalist Catholic France, rejecting Muslims, while simultaneously seeking to control and monitor all its inhabitants. A vision of the far right in power…
Director: Daniel Kupferstein
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 188 min
Release Date: February 28, 2024
Original Language: fr
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- What is Béziers, The Other Side about?
- Structured in two parts, the film uses the municipal newspaper, Le Journal de Béziers (later renamed Le Journal du Biterrois), to examine the city's management by Robert Ménard, elected mayor in 2014 with the support of the National Rally. By meeting with residents and activists, the film reveals the "behind the scenes" of this southern French city. It shows how this newspaper shapes a political and ideological line for a fundamentalist Catholic France, rejecting Muslims, while simultaneously seeking to control and monitor all its inhabitants. A vision of the far right in power…
- Who directed Béziers, The Other Side?
- Béziers, The Other Side was directed by Daniel Kupferstein.
- How long is Béziers, The Other Side?
- Béziers, The Other Side has a runtime of 3h 8m (188 minutes).
- What genre is Béziers, The Other Side?
- Béziers, The Other Side is a Documentary film.