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Because My Bike Was There... (1966)

On 19 March 1966, a photo exhibition about the police intervention during the wedding of Beatrix and Claus opened in Amsterdam. After the opening, filmmaker Louis van Gasteren filmed how, in the distance, policemen began beating up a young man, seemingly without any provocation. This footage was shown that same evening on television. Van Gasteren interviewed the victim, a 22-year-old student, who declared that he was walking in that direction because his ‘bicycle was there’. That became the title of this short film, in which Van Gasteren used slow motion to analyse the objectionable actions taken by the police.

Directing:
  • Louis van Gasteren
Writing:
Stars:
Release Date: Sat, Jan 01, 1966

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Country:
Netherlands
Language:
Nederlands
Runtime: 00 hour 11 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: police brutality, protest

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