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Her daring approach leaves a mark on pupils and families
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Brussels teacher Amal encourages students' passion for reading and freedom of expression, despite risks. To begin with, I must admit starting on the wrong foot for at least the first half of the running time. I felt a bit disconnected with the story: is there something they want to tell us?? It is very regrettable indeed that religious fanaticism and fundamentalism have an overwhelming influence on many people, so much so that they go at every length to threaten or even eliminate those who do not believe.
Further, now on a positive note
My initial problem with the story at hand was that I wrongly assumed that the filmmakers tried to inform us that people exist who put Quran and Sharia above national laws, and thus ignore what we deem normal (we call it "civilized") to be tolerant against other beliefs. I stand corrected now, knowing that they were not preaching. What took me on, firstly, was the believable cast and even so believable circumstances within the school, in which a considerable part of the story takes place. Ditto for the parents and the neighborhood, which can be located in any large city in any country.
Not only direct threats matter here
For me, the developments got real traction due to some unexpected turns of events that kept the story afloat and myself interested in the proceedings meeting. Fundamental questions are becoming manifest and move the story forward, unfortunately without an obvious way out. Those meetings involved me deeply in what happened, also showing us how difficult it is to decide about a balanced approach to the issues on the agenda. Thirdly, we also witness the strong influence of social media.
It all adds up to an unmitigated media storm
Also that everyone is talking about you, without knowing the real facts but still forming opinions that spread like wildfire. It is easy to Like a posting, even when not fully agreeing with it, can be done quickly without a second thought. Moreover, writing a negative text is also very easy, amplified by the anonymity that goes with unverified accounts. Before the Internet we had the church yard, the butcher store and the pub to exchange gossip, but we have a much faster means with greater coverage and speed.
We see believable characters in their respective roles, even the unsympathetic roles
It leaves us with no solution, but is there any??All in all, not a documentary to demonstrate that fundamentalists become more and more a problem, as now I’m sure the filmmakers know we knew already. It is a real-world story in and around a real-world school, genuine teachers, and genuine pupils with families at home that are also involved.
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