''Spanish Teen Rally'' is a 2014 Spanish

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directed by Amparo Fortuny. The film delves into the world of a group of teenagers whose protests in defense of

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triggered the so-called

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n Spring. It was the very first experience of protest for many of them and lead to their crash with reality. Not only did these teenagers become the symbol of the

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throughout

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; they also became a reflection of the youth's

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facing an uncertain future in a country where the

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policies are beginning to seriously affect society.

Starting point

In February 2012 the students of the Lluís Vives High school participated in several demonstrations to protest against the cutbacks in the educational budgets of the Valencian Autonomous Community. The police’s performance in those demonstrations was extremely controversial and appeared in many international media. This sparked the interest of Parents Associations and both Student and International Organisations, such as Amnesty International and

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Music

The

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is formed by the track "Law and Moral" of the band from

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Klaus & Kinski and a small piece of Joseph Carl Breil’s composition for the 1916 film '' Intolerance'' by

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. "Law and Moral" is the leit motif of the documentary. The

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repeatedly conveys, from a light hearted point of view, the attitude of the main characters in the film. This attitude on occasions is energetic and enthusiastic, and nihilist and disenchanted on others. The musical segment of ''Intolerance'' belongs to the battle and fall of Babylonia (minute 90’). The film alternatively describes stories of injustice. Each of these stories, from different ages and cultures, share the themes of inhumanity, intolerance, hypocrisy, persecution, discrimination and injustice that different social, religious and political systems have reached throughout time. ''Intolerance'' was restored in 1989 by

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for

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. The version that appears in ''Spanish Teen Rally'' is the digital recording by the Symphonic Radio Orchestra of Luxembourg conducted by Carl Davis.

References

External links

* * Official Websit
DOCUMENTARY Spanish Teen Rally
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