The documentary only gives you a hint, mentioning "Nationalism is not the problem but the symptom. The problem is Spain and the European Commission." It would be a great start for those who not so familiar with the independence topics. However, if you are Spanish or European citizens, you may probably not be satisfied with it so much.

Pros:

• Shed fresh light on disputes not only between the Spanish central government vs. the local Catalonian, but also pro- vs. anti-independence groups within Catalonia, and Pan-European vs. autonomy.
• Unbiased intensive interviews from both sides: pro and anti-independence groups.
• Throw questions about the ultimate definition of nationalism.
• Closely shadow key Catalonian political leaders (including the ousted President of Catalonia, Mr. Puigdemont now in Brussels) and successfully draw honest voices and mixed feelings from them.
• Quick visual overview of the bloody turmoil between Catalonian ordinary citizens and the Spanish armed police on the referendum day.

• No analysis from an economic perspective, which is one of the most critical agendas to determine constituents' minds.
• No significant comments on the true reason(s) why some Catalonian are against the independence.
• Most of comments from experts are hyper conceptual (e.g. nationalism, democracy, populism, separation of power, nation state, and republic vs. constitutional monarchy)
• Very limited comments from the European Committee, which is reluctant to intervene in the Catalonian independence matters.
• Shallow comparison between Catalonia and other cases such as Brexit, Scotland and Canadian Quebec.
• Kick off the documentary with twenty-minute clips of Catalonian politicians without proper introduction, so I was very confused how to map their names, faces and political positioning.

Most of the time, the document focuses on the "right" of the people from Catalonia to vote for self determination. Actually, as per the Spanish Constitution, such thing does not exist. So the democratic approach should begin with modifying the Constitution which, by the way, is feasible. What is no acceptable is to skip over the law. This detail is not well refected in the reel.

This is a well made and crafted documentary on the recent political upheaval in Catalonia. The makers strive at all times to be fair and impartial and largely succeed. The most interesting feature is the huge range of interviews, mostly conducted in Spanish/Catalan with good English substitles. They speak with the key players on all sides and include comments and observations from an even greater range of informed journalists and observers. The makers use these contributions to examine several factors underpinning the rise in support for independence over the past decade.

The chronological narrative of the documentary is a little confusing as they jump around the timeline a bit, starting with the most recent Catalonian election before jumping back, almost without notice, to the earlier contested referendum on Catalan independence (I was in Barcelona at that time). But you quickly readjust - in my case I did a quick rewind to make sure that I had not misinterpreted any of it. Good production, good archive material and well conducted interviews. On balance, a well produced and impartial presentation of the situation. Would strongly recommend.