Our Colonial Hangover

Original title: Zwart als roet
Duration: 60 min
Release date: 2014-11-10
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Our Colonial Hangover analyzes the debate surrounding the racist component of the Dutch Black Pete character. Although the debate always heats up around the time of the Saint Nicholas celebrations every December, it reached an unprecedented level of ferocity in 2013.

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Zwart als roet

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Sunny Bergman
Sunny Bergman
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