Balloon Wars (2023)
- Directed by
- Sissel Morrell Dargis
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
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 follows two members of rival balloon bands in Brazil's favelas. They risk prison to keep a cultural tradition alive, offering an alternative to deadly gang violence.
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What happens
Balloon Wars er en dansk dokumentarfilm instrueret af Sissel Morrell Dargis. I 1998 blev Brasilien det første land i verden, der fængsler personer som opsender varmluftsballoner. Men i stedet for at stoppe aktiviteterne, udviklede ballonmiljøet en undergrundskultur. Efter at have været en del af Brasiliens kulturelle arv siden kolonitiden, oplevede varmluftsballonerne en stigende popularitet i favelaerne. I dag repræsenterer tusindvis af ballon-banderne et vigtigt alternativ til den ”virkelige” bandevold, der hvert år koster mere end 60.000 liv. Dog straffer loven alle former for ballon-aktiviteter med op til tre års fængsel, retfærdiggjort af risikoen for brande og faren, lufttrafikken udsættes for. Filmen følger de to bandemedlemmer Jabá og Ton, som tilhører to af de mest berygtede ballonbander i Brasilien, gennem fem af de mest dramatiske år i nyere brasiliansk historie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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