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¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!

By Victor KOSSAKOVSKY

Documentary - Completed 2011

Victor Kossakovsky takes us on a unique trip around the globe – to the world‘s few places, situated exactly opposite each other. With breathtaking images and a stunning montage Kossakovsky approaches the philosophically appealing and politically delicate subject of the antipodes.

Festivals
& Awards

Venice - Biennale 2011

Opening Film

IDFA 2011

Official Selection

- Year of production
- 2011
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- ARGENTINA, CHINA, GERMANY, CHILE
- Languages
- SPANISH, RUSSIAN
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 105 mn
- Director(s)
- Victor KOSSAKOVSKY
- Writer(s)
- Víctor KOSSAKOVSKY
- Cast
- Abel PEREZ, Orlando PEREZ
- ISAN
- 0000-0002-F4D4-0000-5-0000-0000-M
- Producer(s)
- Gema JUAREZ ALLEN (GEMA FILMS), Heino DECKERT (MAJADE FILMPRODUKTION), Juan Manuel EGAÑA (PRODUCCIONES APLAPLAC)
- Synopsis
- What would be the shortest way to reach the Argentinean village Balsa San Justo from the Chinese metropolis Shanghai? That would simply be a straight line through the centre of the earth, as these two places are antipodes -- they are located diametrically opposite to each other on the Earth’s surface. During his visits to eight such antipodes, the award-winning documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky captured images that manage to turn our view of the world upside down. A beautiful, peaceful sunset in Argentina is contrasted with the hectic bustle in the rainy streets of Shanghai. People who dwell in a wasteland are connected to people living next to a volcano. Landscapes whose splendor touches the soul are juxtaposed to the bustle of a big city. These antipodes seem mythically connected; their oppositeness appears to, somehow, unite them. Kossakovsky’s movie is a feast for the senses, a fascinating kaleidoscope of our planet. VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS! – Long live the antipodes!
- Beginning of shooting
- Apr 01, 2009

¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!

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