Backlight

tv show

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595 total episodes

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24 seasons

First Aired September 08, 2002

Overview

Tegenlicht in Dutch or Backlight in English is a series of television documentaries by the VPRO, a Dutch public broadcasting organisation. Backlight "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.

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Season 24 - Episode 3 - 1h 54m

Air Date

March 02, 2025

Overview

How has the world been able to watch the human rights violations in Gaza for so long? Why do we look away from this and what are the consequences for the meaning of international law in the future? A tour of those Dutch people who do feel responsible and speak their conscience, such as civil servants who have protested every week and who are prepared to accept the ultimate consequences. With Liesbeth Zegveld, Alma Mustafic, Berber van der Woude, Angélique Eijpe and Jan Pronk.