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They accompanied the rapper for several years, experiencing scenes that no one else got to see. Sinan Sevinç and Juan Moreno, the directors of the Netflix documentary, speak in the interview Babo – The arrest warrant story about the most intense moments behind the camera, about fear, greatness and real vulnerability of an artist who many people think they know and yet hardly anyone really understands.
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In conversation with the directors Juan Moreno and Sinan Sevinc it also becomes clear: the idea of radical honesty was clear from the start. They didn’t want a documentary that glorified or softened its protagonists, but wanted to show an honest picture – even if it became complicated and puzzling.
Juan Moreno made a name for himself when he exposed the celebrated reporter Claas Relotius at Spiegel, whose award-winning stories later turned out to be partly fictional. Sinan Sevinc comes from a completely different direction. He is known for his glossy advertising films, including those for the German Football Association. An unusual combination, which may be why it works.