Violent protests against extremely high cultural subsidies by the city which had also neglected alternative governmental cultural programs for Zürich's youth, occurred in 1980 during the so-called Opernhauskrawall, or the Zürich Opera House riots.
The protests took place on 30/31 May 1980[1] at the Sechseläutenplatz square in Zürich, but also throughout the whole city, spreading to other municipalities of Switzerland in 1980 and again in 1981.
Rote Fabrik still exists, and claims to be one of the most important alternative cultural venues in the greater Zürich urban area.
The most prominent politician involved in these developments was Emilie Lieberherr, then member of the city's executive (Stadtrat) authorities.
The documentary was based on the original black and white material filmed at the locations of the youth protests in May 1980 and afterwards.