| Abstract: | In 2007 director Christoffer Guldbrandsen got close to the eye of a political storm: one of the first Muslims in Danish Parliament, Naser Khader, called Guldbrandsen the day before announcing his formation of a new political party, asking him to film everywhere and everything. Within nine days Khaders party became the third largest political party in Denmark, riding on a historic wave of popular and emotional enthusiasm. Though lacking in substance, but with hope as the main message, the Khader movement had some similarity to the Obama story of the United States. Khader and his colleagues however could not meet the people's expectations, and the film tells this story about a great opportunity lost. The film shows the unpleasant decline that involves everyone around New Alliance as the party gradually crumbles away. By portraying the disagreement in the party leadership about the political project of New Alliance, the internal disputes about strategy and tactics and the unmatched expectations as to how to work together, the film offers the audience a valuable key to understand one of the more spectacular political phenomenon's in Danish modern history. |
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