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The Antifascists

A low-intensity war is being fought on the streets of Europe and the aim is on fascism. This critically acclaimed documentary takes us behind the masks of the militants called antifascists. In 2013 a group of armed nazis attacks a peaceful demonstration in Stockholm where several people are injured. In Greece the neo-nazi party Golden Dawn becomes the third largest in the election and in Malmö the activist Showan Shattak and his friends are attacked by a group of nazis with knives and he ends up in a coma. In this portrait of the antifascists in Greece and Sweden we get to meet key figures that explain their view on their radical politics but also to question the level their own violence and militancy.

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Patrik Öberg, Emil Ramos

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At first, I didn't grasp
what was about to happen. - The Antifascists

At first, I didn't grasp what was about to happen.

But when a pal of mine, with her husband
and children, suddenly packed their stroller- - The Antifascists

But when a pal of mine, with her husband and children, sudde...

It started with loud bangs,
from some kind of firework. - The Antifascists

It started with loud bangs, from some kind of firework.

Chaos erupted.
People didn't know what to do. - The Antifascists

Chaos erupted. People didn't know what to do.

It spread among us as well.
People got disoriented. - The Antifascists

It spread among us as well. People got disoriented.

We started gathering in the outskirts of
the demonstration in order to face the Nazis. - The Antifascists

We started gathering in the outskirts of the demonstration i...

The police panicked, running around in a
mess, collecting their gear and helmets. - The Antifascists

The police panicked, running around in a mess, collecting th...

So the first thing I saw
when I got to the front- - The Antifascists

So the first thing I saw when I got to the front-

I knew that about 15 of us would be
prepared to defend the demonstration. - The Antifascists

I knew that about 15 of us would be prepared to defend the d...

Luckily, more than that joined up. - The Antifascists

Luckily, more than that joined up.

At the time, however, I didn't know that and
was convinced we'd have to take the first hit. - The Antifascists

At the time, however, I didn't know that and was convin...

That's when I saw their knives.
And I thought, rather them than us. - The Antifascists

That's when I saw their knives. And I thought, rather t...

Of course I'd rather see one of them
go down than one of my friends. - The Antifascists

Of course I'd rather see one of them go down than one o...

That's when I felt
that I had to respond somehow. - The Antifascists

That's when I felt that I had to respond somehow.

Our fear that the attacks will result in
more than bruises is justified. - The Antifascists

Our fear that the attacks will result in more than bruises i...

We know this, because 14 people in Sweden
have been murdered by Nazis since 1999. - The Antifascists

We know this, because 14 people in Sweden have been murdered...

Okay, face each other. - The Antifascists

Okay, face each other.

I start off hitting here,
and then go here. - The Antifascists

I start off hitting here, and then go here.

-Only the one?
-Both. - The Antifascists

-Only the one? -Both.

Here we train self-defense tactics. - The Antifascists

Here we train self-defense tactics.

Lately, more and more fascists
are appearing in Athens. - The Antifascists

Lately, more and more fascists are appearing in Athens.

We're trying to improve ourselves.
To retake the streets from the fascists. - The Antifascists

We're trying to improve ourselves. To retake the street...

So that in the end there won't be
any fascists in the streets any longer. - The Antifascists

So that in the end there won't be any fascists in the s...

If possible,
we try to always be ready. - The Antifascists

If possible, we try to always be ready.

Each one of us work on our own level,
trying to get better. - The Antifascists

Each one of us work on our own level, trying to get better.

To achieve this,
we have to train everyday. - The Antifascists

To achieve this, we have to train everyday.

Eventually, maybe we won't
have to see any fascist at all. - The Antifascists

Eventually, maybe we won't have to see any fascist at a...

The knife comes
either from below or above. - The Antifascists

The knife comes either from below or above.

He'll come in as he wants,
from a distance. - The Antifascists

He'll come in as he wants, from a distance.

Kick back the attacker and back away. - The Antifascists

Kick back the attacker and back away.

If I'm closer,
kick and then back off. - The Antifascists

If I'm closer, kick and then back off.

Grab the knife, hit and twist. - The Antifascists

Grab the knife, hit and twist.

Hit him, take him down- - The Antifascists

Hit him, take him down-

Fascism is a complex phenomenon. - The Antifascists

Fascism is a complex phenomenon.

There isn't always a single, universal
explanation as to why it grows. - The Antifascists

There isn't always a single, universal explanation as t...

In Norway, for example, fascism is
on the rise despite a booming economy. - The Antifascists

In Norway, for example, fascism is on the rise despite a boo...

But in Greece, fascism
is clearly a symptom of the crisis. - The Antifascists

But in Greece, fascism is clearly a symptom of the crisis.

Early on in, the electoral support for Golden
Dawn stood at 0,4 %. They barely existed. - The Antifascists

Early on in, the electoral support for Golden Dawn stood at ...

Suddenly, they grew to 8 %.
I witnessed their rise with my own eyes. - The Antifascists

Suddenly, they grew to 8 %. I witnessed their rise with my o...

Fleets of illegal immigrants
are coming to conquer our country. - The Antifascists

Fleets of illegal immigrants are coming to conquer our count...

Crooks want to sweep up our wealth.
Where are all the investments? - The Antifascists

Crooks want to sweep up our wealth. Where are all the invest...

Areas are being ravaged.
The local workers know this. - The Antifascists

Areas are being ravaged. The local workers know this.

That's why they joined us.
Golden Dawn is their only protection. - The Antifascists

That's why they joined us. Golden Dawn is their only pr...

Don't be fooled into believing fascism
arises like a virus, infecting people. - The Antifascists

Don't be fooled into believing fascism arises like a vi...

It doesn't arise from below.
Fascism starts from above. - The Antifascists

It doesn't arise from below. Fascism starts from above.

Suddenly, a technocrat, a bank chief,
took control of the country. - The Antifascists

Suddenly, a technocrat, a bank chief, took control of the co...

A non-elected official
who kept pushing through cuts. - The Antifascists

A non-elected official who kept pushing through cuts.

Eventually,
the anger took a different route. - The Antifascists

Eventually, the anger took a different route.

Instead of being focused upwards,
it was redirected downwards. - The Antifascists

Instead of being focused upwards, it was redirected downward...

Having initially blamed EU,
the Troika and Greek politicians- - The Antifascists

Having initially blamed EU, the Troika and Greek politicians...

Blaming those poor people
looking through the trash for the crisis. - The Antifascists

Blaming those poor people looking through the trash for the ...

The change was palpable,
anger instead redirected downwards. - The Antifascists

The change was palpable, anger instead redirected downwards.

One similarity between fascism
in Greece and Sweden- - The Antifascists

One similarity between fascism in Greece and Sweden-

Golden Dawn is the third largest party in Greece,
Sweden Democrats the third largest in Sweden. - The Antifascists

Golden Dawn is the third largest party in Greece, Sweden Dem...

They operate with a parliamentary wing
and a street wing, harassing people there. - The Antifascists

They operate with a parliamentary wing and a street wing, ha...

In Greece, however, those are
two wings of the same organization. - The Antifascists

In Greece, however, those are two wings of the same organiza...

In Sweden, there's been a separation. - The Antifascists

In Sweden, there's been a separation.

One wing pretends to be respectable.
Another is active in the streets. - The Antifascists

One wing pretends to be respectable. Another is active in th...

The Sweden Democrats
have gone full circle. - The Antifascists

The Sweden Democrats have gone full circle.

They were born out of
the Neo-Nazi movement. - The Antifascists

They were born out of the Neo-Nazi movement.

Many other populist parties around Europe
don't share that extreme past- - The Antifascists

Many other populist parties around Europe don't share t...

The extreme right is powerful,
gaining ground in parliaments. - The Antifascists

The extreme right is powerful, gaining ground in parliaments...

But as they grow, a movement
to counter them grows in the streets. - The Antifascists

But as they grow, a movement to counter them grows in the st...

We'll see an offensive
in all areas of the public space. - The Antifascists

We'll see an offensive in all areas of the public space...

When my friends and I defend ourselves,
media portray us as the same as Nazis. - The Antifascists

When my friends and I defend ourselves, media portray us as ...

We would rather be writing poetry, playing
basketball or tending to our gardens. - The Antifascists

We would rather be writing poetry, playing basketball or ten...

We'd like to love who we want, look like
we do and believe what we believe. - The Antifascists

We'd like to love who we want, look like we do and beli...

If that is impossible and we are attacked
while standing there, with our strollers- - The Antifascists

If that is impossible and we are attacked while standing the...

We started to confront them together.
It was actually thanks to Antifascist Action. - The Antifascists

We started to confront them together. It was actually thanks...

They stood in between us and the 30 Nazis
and were the first to sustain any injuries. - The Antifascists

They stood in between us and the 30 Nazis and were the first...

But thanks to their efforts,
we kept together and didn't scatter. - The Antifascists

But thanks to their efforts, we kept together and didn'...

The immediate shock
had spread a lot of panic. - The Antifascists

The immediate shock had spread a lot of panic.

They could just as well have
plowed through us if it wasn't for AFA. - The Antifascists

They could just as well have plowed through us if it wasn�...

I'm not an advocate for AFA.
I don't believe in violence. - The Antifascists

I'm not an advocate for AFA. I don't believe in vi...

But the demonstration could continue
thanks to them. - The Antifascists

But the demonstration could continue thanks to them.

We started a counterattack.
And that's when the police got involved - The Antifascists

We started a counterattack. And that's when the police ...

I tried to locate the person
I had seen carrying a knife. - The Antifascists

I tried to locate the person I had seen carrying a knife.

Despite the chaotic situation,
I really wanted to get to that guy. - The Antifascists

Despite the chaotic situation, I really wanted to get to tha...

So I pulled my knife
and went... into the rabble. - The Antifascists

So I pulled my knife and went... into the rabble.

I lost him but spotted, in passing,
another person with a knife. - The Antifascists

I lost him but spotted, in passing, another person with a kn...

And I thought: - The Antifascists

-Just anywhere?
-Yes. - The Antifascists

-Just anywhere? -Yes.

I felt like I had no choice. - The Antifascists

I felt like I had no choice.

I was a teenager in the 90's,
when Neo-Nazism emerged. - The Antifascists

I was a teenager in the 90's, when Neo-Nazism emerged.

My family came to Sweden on a boat. - The Antifascists

My family came to Sweden on a boat.

And I've always been told... - The Antifascists

And I've always been told...

...that we don't have a country. - The Antifascists

...that we don't have a country.

And that those who disagree
aren't good people. - The Antifascists

And that those who disagree aren't good people.

You need to challenge those ideas. - The Antifascists

You need to challenge those ideas.

We didn't have a lot of choice
when we were kids: - The Antifascists

We didn't have a lot of choice when we were kids:

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A low-intensity war is being fought on the streets of Europe and the aim is on fascism. This critically acclaimed documentary takes us behind the masks of the militants called antifascists. In 2013 a group of armed nazis attacks a peaceful demonstration in Stockholm where several people are injured. In Greece the neo-nazi party Golden Dawn becomes the third largest in the election and in Malmö the activist Showan Shattak and his friends are attacked by a group of nazis with knives and he ends up in a coma. In this portrait of the antifascists in Greece and Sweden we get to meet key figures that explain their view on their radical politics but also to question the level their own violence and militancy.

User Rating: 3.0 (1 rating)

Director: Patrik Öberg, Emil Ramos

Writer: Emil Ramos, Patrik Öberg

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

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ImdbRating: 6.4

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Released: 09 Mar 2017

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