¡Vivan las Antipodas!

Vivan Las Antipodas!

What would be the shortest route between Entre Ríos in Argentina and the Chinese metropolis Shanghai? Simply a straight line through the center of the earth, since the two places are antipodes: they are located diametrically opposite to each other on the earth’s surface.

During his visits to four such antipodal pairs, the award-winning documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky captured images that turn our view of the world upside down. A beautiful, peaceful sunset in Entre Ríos is contrasted with the bustling streets in rainy Shanghai. People who live in a wasteland are connected to people dwelling next to a volcano. Landscapes whose splendor touches the soul are juxtaposed with the clamor of a vast city. These antipodes seem mythically connected, somehow united by their oppositeness.

Kossakovsky’s movie is a feast for the senses, a fascinating kaleidoscope of our planet.

¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS! – Long Live The Antipodes!

Trailer

Details

Country of Production
Germany / Netherlands / Argentina / Chile

Year of Production
2011

Format
DCP, HDCam, Digi Beta Pal

Length
104 min

Director
Victor Kossakovsky

Production
Heino Deckert and ma.ja.de. filmproduktion in co-production with Lemming Film and Gema Films / Producciones Aplaplac, NHK, ZDF/ARTE, WDR, VPRO in association with CTC Network, YLE TV2 and Film House Germany AG

Original Language
Spanish, Russian, English, Setswana

Subtitles
English

Festivals / Awards

Second film on Opening Night (Out of Competition) at the 68th Venice International Film Festival 2011
Message to Man IDF St. Petersburg 2011 (Award for Best Full-Length Documentary)
DOK Leipzig 2011
Bergen IFF 2011
Doha Tribeca FF 2011