Although they look almost identical in black balaclavas, they have arrived at extremely right-wing views along very different paths. For six months Michał Edelman documented the activity of the National-Radical Camp brigade from Łódź ranging from propaganda events including an obligatory barbecue through attempts to disrupt the Gay Parade in Radomsko to the culmination on the Independence Day in 2019 when they marched along the streets of Warsaw. Are the nationalists really a group of friends with clear-cut views only?
Direction
Edelman's patient observation lets horror emerge from the ordinary.
Editing
Juxtaposing barbecues with hate speech creates devastating irony.
Director
Michał Edelman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Independence Day march documented here is Warsaw's largest annual far-right gathering, drawing tens of thousands.
Edelman spent six months building trust without hiding his Jewish identity, a fact that becomes quietly significant in the final act.
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