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Gunpowder

Cinema

„Gunpowder“ ran 2018 in the festival cinema program.

"Remember, remember, the fifth of November." With the historical "Gunpowder" plot attributed to him for blowing up the House of Lords at the beginning of the 17th century, Guy Fawkes not only made it into the history books, but also became a masked icon between "Anonymous" and "V For Vendetta." The three-part British miniseries with a star cast (Kit Harington, Peter Mullan, Mark Gatiss, Liv Tyler) clarifies the true historical background and was not only described as "Game Of Thrones without dragons but with history," it also triggered heated discussions after the first episode aired. The reason: the violent torture scenes, which shed light on the political climate of the time and of which our viewers are also urgently warned. We show the complete mini-series!

Following the historical "Gunpowder" plot by masked resistance-leader Guy Fawkes, the often shockingly brutal mini-series follows the events that lead to the infamous "5th of November," led by an all-star cast of Kit Harington, Peter Mullan, Mark Gatiss and Liv Tyler.