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Fighting segregation in 'Son of the South': An unlikely civil rights story

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Bob Zellner's memoirs serve as inspiration for a historical drama in which a White southerner's anti-racist struggle pits him against Ku Klux Klan members, including members of his own family. Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why this film effectively conveys the tensions of the time.

We also check out a David and Goliath story in "Goliath", which sees the victims of a French pesticide manufacturer fight for justice.

Meanwhile, actress Romy Schneider is honoured at the Cinémathèque Française 40 years after her death, with an exhibition charting her career.

And we discover a documentary called "Nature", which harnesses the power of images to alert us to the planetary threats we face.

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