The Forum
Starts in German Cinemas November 7, 2019
Synopsis
Every year, leading figures from international politics, business and academia gather in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. For the forum’s 81-year-old founder Klaus Schwab, it’s all about improving the world through dialogue. But how are you going to challenge the status quo if you keep on inviting exclusively establishment figures?Marcus Vetter was the first filmmaker to be granted behind-the-scenes access. The impressive procession of princes, presidents and other guests—predominantly male and all fluent in English—confirms our preconceptions about this private initiative being an opportunity for the super-rich to hang out together and make business deals, while masquerading as do-gooders. But there’s also the occasional critical voice. Dutch journalist Rutger Bregman raises the subject of tax avoidance in front of an audience packed with company heads. And during an informal gathering, Jennifer Morgan, CEO of Greenpeace International, goes up to her new arch enemy, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil.
And when 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg shows up, it starts looking like Schwab really is doing his best to drag the forum into a new era. The question remains: What is dialogue without action? (IDFA)
“Vetter strikes an admirable balance between more serious diplomatic moments and quirkier interactions”
Amber Wilkinson (Screendaily)
Festivals/Awards
2020LOLA@Berlinale — Shortlisted for DEUTSCHER FILMPREIS DOKUMENTARFILM [German FilmAward]
27 Hot Docs from Toronto as an online event
2019
DOK.Leipzig - opening screening
IDFA - Frontlight
Cast and Crew
- Director Marcus Vetter
- Producer Christian Beetz, Karin Koch, Georg Zengerling
- Screenwriter Christian Beetz
- Editor Marcus Vetter, Andre Nier, Ana Fernandez Rocha
- Sound Marcus Vetter
- Score Marcel Vaid
Production Company
beetz brothers film productionBerlin
Phone: +49 30 69566910
Phone: +49 40 414945729
info@gebrueder-beetz.dehttps://gebrueder-beetz.de/en/
Co-Production Company
DSCHOINT VENTSCHR FILMPRODUKTIONSwitzerland
dvfilm.ch
Filmperspektive GmbH
Germany
www.filmperspektive.de
Links / Reference
Submarine Entertainment
www.submarine.com/
DISTRIBUTION
Rise And Shine Cinema UG
riseandshine-cinema.de
PRIME VOD (coming soon)
dasforum-derfilm.de/
ARD Mediathek - Germany
until March 20, 2020
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TRAILER
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