Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of Europe's Big Three film festivals, along with those in Cannes and Venice.
On Feb. 14, 2004, the festival was interrupted by a group of naked German university students (above).
The students were protesting the proposed introduction of university fees in Germany. The message on one student's back "Jetzt greif mir in Tasche" means "Now reach into my pocket."
A final view of the student protesters. They were quickly chased away by police.
Another naked protest happened on Feb. 12, 2010. This protester showed up outside the Berlinale Palast, one of the theaters used by the film festival. It's not clear what he was protesting.
He was quickly interviewed by police ...
and led away. Berlin is cold in February, and there was snow on the ground. Maybe not the best time to protest naked outdoors.
1 comment:
I always support the protests
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