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Zwart als Roet

Zwart als Roet (2014)

Documentary | 60 minutes
2,01 119 votes

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 60 minuten

Alternative title: Our Colonial Hangover

Country: Netherlands

Directed by: Sunny Bergman

Stars: Sunny Bergman, Nina Jansen and Phillip Whiteman

IMDb score: 6,2 (113)

Releasedate: 10 November 2014

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Zwart als Roet plot

Sunny Bergman analyzes the debate surrounding the racist content of Zwarte Piet. Although the discussion has been going on for years around the approach of the Dutch Sinterklaas party, it reached an unprecedented emotional fierceness in the autumn of 2013. Is Zwarte Piet, assistant to the generous child friend Sinterklaas, an insulting stereotype with roots in the colonial past or an innocent tradition that should not be tampered with? In a personal quest, Bergman maps unconscious prejudices, daily racism and the legacy of the Dutch colonial past. She goes to London dressed as Zwarte Piet, where her appearance provokes fierce reactions. But she also looks closer to home: for example, she conducts personal conversations with friends and exposes the phenomenon of “white privilege” in her own environment.

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Richard Bergman Richard Bergman

Himself

Sunny Bergman Sunny Bergman

Herself / Zwarte Piet

Russell Brand Russell Brand

Himself

Quinsy Gario Quinsy Gario

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Nina Jansen Nina Jansen

Zwarte Piet

Folly Teko Folly Teko

Himself

Verena Vos Verena Vos

Herself

Phillip Whiteman Phillip Whiteman

Sinterklaas

Zihni Özdil Zihni Özdil

Himself

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