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  • Blutige Linien - Die Grenzziehung von Sykes-Picot im Nahen Osten (2019)
  • TV Special | 52 min | Documentary
Blutige Linien - Die Grenzziehung von Sykes-Picot im Nahen Osten (2019)
TV Special | 52 min | Documentary

The civil war in Syria, the cruel slaughter of the IS, the feuds between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq: The Near East is a constant source for conflict in the world - and has been so for a long time. The fire is lit during World War I when ...See moreThe civil war in Syria, the cruel slaughter of the IS, the feuds between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq: The Near East is a constant source for conflict in the world - and has been so for a long time. The fire is lit during World War I when France and England redefine the map by drawing borders between Damascus and Baghdad. Even though the war is still being fought relentlessly in 1916, the Englishman Mark Sykes and the Frenchman François Georges-Picot draw new borders into the Arabian sand in expectation of the Ottoman Empire's defeat - without taking into account ethnic and cultural structures. Three provinces, then still part of the Ottoman Empire, emerge - they will finally become the states Iraq and Syria. The two Great Powers' main goal is to secure their influence in the Near East for the future. An Austrian priest plays an important role at the time and during this power play. Alois Musil fights for an altogether different vision: for a unified Arabia and against colonial despotism. The borders defined by Sykes and Picot later become the seed for the catastrophe in the Near East. This documentary is looking for the traces of these events. See less
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Peter Winkelhofer (as Pete Winkelhofer)
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Updated Oct 12, 2019

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Oct 12, 2019 (Austria)

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23 cast members
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Fritz von Friedl
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Joseph Lorenz
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Mars Mohr
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Sultan Abdul Hamid II
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
James Barr
Self - Historian and Writer Self - Historian and Writer   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Emperor Franz Josef
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Emperor Karl
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Empress Zita
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Wolfgang Etschmann
Self - Military Historian Self - Military Historian   See fewer
Gudrun Harrer
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Karin Kneissl
Self - former Foreign Minister Self - former Foreign Minister   See fewer
Sultan Mehmed V
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mahmout Thabet
Self - Historian, Cairo Self - Historian, Cairo   See fewer
Michael Weigl
Self - Archaeologist Self - Archaeologist   See fewer
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