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Europeans

Original drama from across Europe, commissioned as part of the Guardian's This is Europe project. The Guardian and Headlong have collaborated on two original drama series; Brexit Shorts (2017) and Europeans (2020).

  • ‘What lies ahead is the past.’A Neanderthal walks us through the passage of time to predict the future using the lessons of the past Filmed at the Schaubühne Theatre, Berlin

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    'What lies ahead is the past': original drama from Germany - video

  • ‘We knew we were the best.’In the idyllic garden of Sweden, a father describes how, by trying to always be the best, Swedish politics has been devoured by the internet and division has taken hold 

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    'We knew we were the best': original drama from Sweden - video

  • ‘Where’s the democracy in that?’In 2005 the French government ignored the results of a referendum on the EU, but at what cost to democracy?

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    'Where's the democracy in that?': original drama from France - video

  • ‘The world needs to get more Irish.’An Irish woman is splitting up with her English boyfriend who is returning home to the UK. What is the impact of the end of their union?

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    'The world needs to get more Irish': original drama from Ireland - video

  • 'Europe's one big scam': original drama from Spain - video

  • 'Borders bring fear and distrust': original drama from Poland - video

  • 'I'm British. Island mentality innit': original drama from the UK - video

  • Europeans: original dramas from across Europe

  • Europeans: Dim Sum by Clint Dyer, starring Javone Prince

  • Europeans: Fake Tan by Lisa McInerney, starring Evanna Lynch

  • Europeans: One Right Answer by Alice Zeniter, starring Sabrina Ouazani

  • Europeans: Neanderthal by Marius von Mayenburg, starring Robert Beyer

  • Europeans: Top of the Class by Jonas Jonasson, starring Viktor Åkerblom

  • Europeans: Terra Firma by Blanca Doménech, starring Paula Iwasaki

  • Europeans: Borders by Jakub Żulczyk, starring Jacek Koman

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