A Norwegian filmmaker gains remarkable access to the secretive world of censors around the globe.
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From a Kafkaesque office for social media in Germany and a South Sudan military headquarters, to conversations with an Iranian Ayatollah and Chinese news editors. Norwegian filmmaker Håvard Fossum intimately follows the daily working lives of the censors. With remarkable access to a secretive world, we get a rare insight into the ways information is controlled, from the Communist Party in Beijing to the corridors of power in Washington. Hearing the word censorship makes us cringe, but is it a misunderstood idea? If there's one thing the censors have in common, it's that they’re all convinced they’re working for a good cause.
"'Meet the Censors' starts off with an intriguing argument that unfortunately gets lost in the course of the movie. The editing hinders what could have been an engaging and relevant narrative. Director Håvard Fossum takes the spotlight of the production and it ends up feeling forced, especially when he attempts to probe if there is a positive side to censorship. 'Meet the Censors' dramatizes and drags on too much to reach its purpose. It may appeal to those accustomed to political documentaries, but it will surely disappoint those who are not fans of the genre."