Just feel myself is so unhappy for the society I'm living in. Not about the sex and drug part, even the bicycle not common in the city. We only live once and we need to learn to be happy. And all the contents in this documentary makes me feels doing wrong thing is a matter of abuse and absent minded, if education is in place, I won't live in such a life now.
Sex, Drugs & Bicycles
2020
Action / Documentary
Sex, Drugs & Bicycles
2020
Action / Documentary
Plot summary
Putting a spotlight on Holland, this US documentary provocatively asks, 'Is having month-long paid holidays, no fear of homelessness and universal healthcare the nightmare we've been warned about?' Not just windmills and tulips, The Netherlands is at the forefront of LGBTI equality, free speech laws and animal rights. The Dutch economy is one of the best in the world, and the country ranks in the top 5 of almost every quality of life index. It sounds like they're doing something right.
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This is a film that takes a look at Holland - its director Jonathan Blank also made 1994's Sex, Drugs & Democracy - to ask a very important question: Is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness and universal healthcare the nightmare we've been warned about?
The Netherlands may be best known for its windmills and tulips - and let's face it, the red light districts and legal marijuana - but the country also leads the world when it comes to free speech, animal rights, LGBTQI equality and, perhaps surprisingly, the economy and life indexes.
As America struggles to understand universal health care, this film shows how this country has figured out how to cover everyone while even paying for transgender medical procedures and sex care for the disabled.
It doesn't shy away from the problems that the Netherlands have endured, but this is a really eye opening look at how other countries have solved issues that we face every day. One way that they do so is by highly taxing those in the highest brackets, while not allowing the CEOs of companies to pay themselves more than their prime minister. Yet they lead the world in studies of the best places to own a business and overall gross domestic product.
The Netherlands isn't perfect - they have a history of slavery and still have no real issue with blackface - but they do have some systems worth studying. This would be a good start for anyone looking to learn more. I certainly discovered so much in my watch, which moved quickly thanks to the director's flair for storytelling and mixing in animation along with live action interviews.
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Jonathan Blank Rocks Again
I may be a bit prejudiced because I like so many of Mr. Blanks's other films (Anarchy TV, Collecting America, and Sex, Lies & Democracy) but I truly enjoyed this film.
His enlightening and entertaining look at the practical Dutch view of managing social issues and diversity contrasts so strongly with America's. We have much to learn from the Dutch.
The production is elegant and well-crafted and should be seen.