The Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal is one of the most prominent representatives of political intervention theatre in the 20th century. In the 1960s he developed a theatre method which he called the “Theatre of the Oppressed,” which results in a socially liberating experience. His method redefined the relationship between the actors and spectators in that spectators are urged to emancipate and liberate themselves from their passive role. The film illustrates what this means in practice using various theatre groups from all over the world, including Switzerland, as an example.		Documentary, 2013 52 Min., HD Original version: German, Swiss German, French, English, Portuguese, Spanish Concept: Simone Kriesemer Screenplay: Simone Kriesemer, Anita Blumer Director: Anita Blumer Photography: Rolf Hellat, Lorenz Merz, Christoph Wirsing Editor: Kornelija Naraks Sound: Jürg Lempen Premiere: 26.1.13 Festivals: Solothurner Filmtage 2013 Production: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion Co-production: SRF Producer: Werner Swiss Schweizer Commissioning editors: Denise Chervet, Urs Augstburger