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Ce film est une immersion au coeur du Kronen Zeitung, the most popular daily newspaper in Austria and most widely read in the world per capita. Its 2,7 million readers represent 43 % market Austrian press. Reflection of the Austrian soul, This journal is a prism through which to understand the rise of the populist right in this country and, more generally, question the dangerous game that governs the relationship between media and politics.
Dichand, editor and director of Krone, adopts a clear populist strategy to collect the largest number : style and content are the lowest human instincts : Fear of the Other, clear line between "good" and "bad", helplessness of the average citizen about the state, etc. It then uses the argument of its huge readership to influence the policy of the country and trying to impose his nostalgic vision of a pure world, prosperous and peaceful.
This film journeys deep into the heart of Austria’s favorite daily newspaper, the Kronen Zeitung, the most widely-read paper per capita in the world. The “Krone’s” 2.7 million readers represent 43% of the Austrian press market. A reflection of the Austrian soul, this newspaper serves as a prism through which we can understand the rise of the populist Right in this country and examine the dangerous flirtation between media and politics. Director and editor-in-chief Hans Dichand’s ingenious populist strategy allows him to reach the greatest number of readers: the paper’s style and content play on base human instincts such as the fear of the “other,” the opposition between “good” and “evil,” and the common man’s sense of powerlessness in the political arena. He then wields the might of this enormous audience to influence politicians and impose his nostalgic vision of a pure, prosperous, and peaceful world.
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"Natalie Borgers has managed to penetrate the fortress nearly impenetrable deemed Hans Dichand, boss and all-powerful demagogue publication. Disturbing. »
Télérama«Pongée au coeur du Kronen Zeitung, tabloid and populist reaction, both power tool and mirror the Austrian mentality. »
Inrockuptibles"There movie, Austrians should not see. En tout cas, Dichand, director and guru of this strange newspaper, le Kronen Zeitung de Vienne, did everything that was in his power so that he does not go on television screens. (…) He did not expect that the camera reveals the hidden side of the system. »
TéléObs Cinema"One of the great merits of Nathalie Borgers : have managed to get the doors open Kronen, have introduced in all writing services, officials have made mention of this topic and even the supreme leader. »
Release"A month before parliamentary elections, Nathalie Borgers investigate the role of Krone, Austrian populist daily, in the rise of the extreme right (…) Immersion disturbing in this day's most widely read in the country. »
La Croix"Nathalie Borgers wondered, in his documentary, what role the newspaper has played in the rise of far-right party of Jörg Haider and if the editorial line reflects the sensitivity Austrian or whether it manipulates. Excellent work. »
Le Figaro"The documentary exciting Nathalie Borgers traces the history of this populist newspaper, old 102 ans. »
Humanity"Natalie Borgers has managed to penetrate the fortress nearly impenetrable deemed Hans Dichand, boss and all-powerful demagogue publication. Disturbing. »
Télérama«Pongée au coeur du Kronen Zeitung, tabloid and populist reaction, both power tool and mirror the Austrian mentality. »
Inrockuptibles"There movie, Austrians should not see. En tout cas, Dichand, director and guru of this strange newspaper, le Kronen Zeitung de Vienne, did everything that was in his power so that he does not go on television screens. (…) He did not expect that the camera reveals the hidden side of the system. »
TéléObs Cinema"One of the great merits of Nathalie Borgers : have managed to get the doors open Kronen, have introduced in all writing services, officials have made mention of this topic and even the supreme leader. »
Release"A month before parliamentary elections, Nathalie Borgers investigate the role of Krone, Austrian populist daily, in the rise of the extreme right (…) Immersion disturbing in this day's most widely read in the country. »
La Croix"Nathalie Borgers wondered, in his documentary, what role the newspaper has played in the rise of far-right party of Jörg Haider and if the editorial line reflects the sensitivity Austrian or whether it manipulates. Excellent work. »
Le Figaro"The documentary exciting Nathalie Borgers traces the history of this populist newspaper, old 102 ans. »
Humanity
Festivals-
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Official Selection, Nyon Festival (Switzerland, 2002)
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Citizen Krone, Austria Between the Lines
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