Vivos (2020)
- Directed by
- Ai Weiwei
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary tells the story of 43 Mexican students who were kidnapped in 2014. Through interviews and calm photography, director Ai Weiwei focuses on the families still searching for justice.
meditativeintimatemournfulsoberingurgenthumanunflinchingquietly angry
What happens
Vivos is a German-Mexican documentary film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. It was directed by Ai Weiwei. It is about the mass-kidnapping of students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in 2014. Using meditative photography and intimate interviews, artist and filmmaker Ai Wei Wei tells the stories of the Ayotzinapa victims. Focusing on the families directly affected by the deaths and disappearances, Ai Weiwei gives expression to an unsolved humanitarian crisis. The film is in English and Spanish with English subtitles and runs for 112 minutes. It is produced by AWW Germany GmbH and Cinephil is handling worldwide sales. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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