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WOMEN & HOLLYWOOD

Marianne Hougen-Moraga has directed a number of short documentaries including “Returned” (2011), which premiered at CPH:DOX, and “Sea of Sorrow – Sea of Hope” (2017), which was nominated for a Danish Robert Award for best short documentary. “Songs of Repression” is her feature doc debut.

SCREENDAILY

Winner of the festival’s top prize is an illuminating look at the troubled history of tranquil Chilean village

CINEUROPA

The winner of the DOX:Award, helmed by Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga, is a rare example of a sober, considerate and nuanced treatment of a potentially incendiary subject

EKKO

Sjældent har en dokumentar åbenbaret så megen brutalitet på så nøgtern en måde med skildringen af en religiøs kult i Chile.

POLITIKEN

’Songs of Repression’ er en rystende historie og en stærk film, fortalt helt afdæmpet, nærmest slentrende gennem den tidligere kolonis historie.

INFORMATION
Songs of repression er en af den slags film, som i det øjeblik, man har set den færdig, virker fuldstændig uundværlig for ens forståelse af menneskeheden og hvad den er i stand til at gøre og udholde.