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200250 minPGdocumentary

7.4/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

Backlight

200250 minPGdocumentary

7.4/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

Backlight is a series of television documentaries by VPRO that focuses on significant trends and developments in critical journalism and modern society.

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Backlight is a series of television documentaries by VPRO that focuses on significant trends and developments in critical journalism and modern society.

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Jon Bon Jovi

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Richie Sambora

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Tico Torres

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David Bryan

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Tegenlicht in Dutch or Backlight in English is a series of television documentaries by the VPRO, a Dutch public broadcasting organisation. Backlight "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.

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