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Shadow Game 2021

“Journey trough the dark side of Europe”

Status
Released
Runtime
90 minutes
Director
Eefje Blankevoort, Els van Driel
Networks
Witfilm, Prospektor, KRO-NCRV
Where to Stream
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★ TMDB users: 6.9/10 from 8 votes Documentary Released
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★ 6.9/10
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What is Shadow Game?

Topic: Film "Shadow Game" (2021). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.

Type
Film
Year
2021
Status
Released
Runtime
90 minutes
Release date
May 27, 2021
Original language
NL
Origin
Netherlands
Studios
Witfilm, Prospektor, KRO-NCRV
Genres
Documentary
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Rating
★ TMDB users: 6.9/10 from 8 votes
Episode runtime
~90 minutes
Status
Released
Networks
Witfilm, Prospektor, KRO-NCRV
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Topic: Film "Shadow Game" (2021).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented names, dates, numbers, etc.
No spoilers in the first sentence.
Format: Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Style: Neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Shadow Game.
Year: 2021.
Release Date: 05/27/2021 (NL).
Genre: Documentary.
Runtime: 1h 30m.
Subject matter: Experimentally filmed account of the consequences of European asylum policy.
Plot details: Fences have gone up all over Europe, making seeking asylum almost impossible. Teenagers cross snowy landscapes and encounter aggressive border police.
Route: Greece to North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, France, and The Netherlands.
Production: Shot over three years, partly by the main characters themselves.
Description: Journey through the dark side of Europe.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline): Shadow Game is a 2021 documentary film. It is an experimentally filmed account of the consequences of European asylum policy. The film shows how fences across Europe have made seeking asylum almost impossible. Teenagers in the film cross snowy landscapes and meet aggressive border police

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“Teenagers cross snowy landscapes and face aggressive border police attempting to seek European asylum.”

Reasons to watch
  • It is filmed experimentally over a period of three years.
  • Part of the film is shot by the main characters themselves.
  • It provides an account of the consequences of European asylum policy.
Keep in mind
  • It depicts harsh subjects like aggressive border police and difficult journeys.

Watch it if you want to see an experimentally filmed account of teenagers journeying across Europe under strict asylum policies.

The tone is serious and documentary-based, tracking a multi-country journey over three years.

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It is worth watching if you are interested in an experimentally filmed documentary about European asylum policy shot partly by its main characters.

What is the runtime or binge duration?

The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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As a feature-length documentary with a 1 hour and 30 minute runtime released on May 27, 2021, it is viewed as a single complete film rather than episodic television.

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