A revolt that has passed us by

"The fact that what's happening here isn't reported in the US media, or in the European media, or anywhere else, doesn't that tell us something? It tells us that this president, no matter how bad he is, no matter how repressive he is with his people, has support from outside," says one witness. Point of no return, the magnificent documentary series by 3Cat about the transformations our world is undergoing, has released a new episode: Wake up, Serbia! The student revoltA deeply moving report. The story is so powerful that director, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Raül Gallego Abellán has allowed himself to be narratively guided by the story's protagonists. This episode, of the two seasons of the series, surely exudes the most added emotion. It's as if, this time, beyond addressing the viewers, it's constructing a report that seeks to contribute to the cause at hand. In fact, Serbian students sharing this report on social media are already receiving threats.

This is about the student movement in Serbia against the government of President Vucic: "Imagine if Hitler had been ousted, but his Minister of Information, Mr. Goebbels, had become the president, the next Führer after Hierro, but his former Minister of Information is now the President of Serbia."

Wake up, Serbia! It explains the spark that ignited the student revolt, which eventually became the longest student strike in modern European history. And how it gained extraordinary strength across the country, with such influence that it was repressed and dynamited with illegal and anti-democratic strategies by President Vucic. And this is evident in many of the images. Journalists around the world are looking towards Gaza, Israel, Ukraine, Putin's Russia, Trump's United States, and Xi Jinping's China. The European media are talking about the wave of support for the far right and populism sweeping Europe, especially among the younger generations. And it's curious how, in the media, they've forgotten what's happening in Serbia, which is going in exactly the opposite direction.

Wake up, Serbia! It's not just about Serbia. It addresses the governing methods of authoritarian presidents, strategies of repression, media control and manipulation of public opinion, and the loss of rights. The report delves into the organization and mobilizations of university students. As the story progresses, the tension increases, but the perspective also broadens. And in the final stretch, we discover everything Serbia is sweeping under the rug, which connects with global politics. It's another warning of the point of no return. Perhaps the beginning of something that will make headlines on television when it's too late. Don't miss it.