Because My Bike Was There...
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.
Cast
Director
Recommended
My Mom Jayne
Come See Me in the Good Light
A Toxic Love Story
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
O.J.: Made in America
Naqoyqatsi
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
The Crash
Long Shot
The Curse of the Dragon
End Game
Avatar Spirits
Heart of a Dog
Deliver Us from Evil
More like this
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
Extinction Rebellion: Last Chance to Save the World?
Primavera Lacrimógena
The Orchards
The Big One
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Bil'in Habibti
The Making of Sun City
Gothix
Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta
The Case of the Wrong Man
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Acorn and the Firestorm
The Price of Protest
Movie & TV metadata from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.