Films by Pascal Verroust

Germany, France 2019, 90 min
by Pascal Verroust

Our world is defined by the failure of communism, the rise of market economics, and by the power of politicised religion. 1979 was the dramatic year when all these forces came together and gave birth to the world as we know it today. A dynamic, investigative documentary that looks back at the past to explain the present. From Deng Xiaoping's economic opening of China to Margaret Thatcher’s introduction of liberal market politics, from Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to Iran and Islamic revolution to

Germany, France 2018, 76 min

On November 20th 1979, hundreds of heavily armed men take over the Grand Mosque of Mecca. The battle for the holiest shrine of Islam would cost hundreds of lives, shake Saudi Arabia to its foundations, push the global balance of power to the brink of collapse. Director Dirk van den Berg obtained exclusive access to first-hand accounts and never-before-seen archives from military, intelligence and civilian sources. His gripping political thriller tears the veils of history from an event that mark