Films by Rupert Russell

2017, 89 min
by Rupert Russell

This film is about the world’s most radical idea – freedom – and how it is transforming the world.It is about how people all over the globe – from Tunisian rappers to Indian comedians, from America’s #BlackLivesMatter activists to Hong Kong’s students - are joining the struggle for freedom.The film reveals their common struggle against a new global threat: governments that combine dictatorship and democracy – or what political scientists call “illiberal democracy.”