Our Colonial Hangover

Our Colonial Hangover (2014)

November 10th, 20141h 0min

Documentary, TV Movie
55%

Overview

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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