The world sometimes feels like it’s falling apart. Climate crises, economic inequality, political unrest; can we still live a good life amid it all? Documentary The System, by award-winning director Joris Postema (Stop Filming Us), follows three idealists who refuse to give in to despair.
Genre: Documentary (2025)
Language: Dutch, English subtitles: English
Length: 1hr. 30 mins.
In their fight against entrenched social and economic structures, they show that real change starts with cooperation, imagination, and courage. From Henk Ovink, international water diplomat in New York, to Pippi van Ommen, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion in Amsterdam, and Tadzio Müller, Berlin-based climate activist and anti-fascist, each of them embodies the belief that another world is possible.
Reviews
“A cinematic examination of what it takes to bring substantial change as three activists combat climate change … they differ in their methods. They talk, persuade, protest … Will they ever succeed in bringing about this much-needed change?” SEE NL
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