¡Vivan las Antipodas!

- 2011
- Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Chile
- 1h 44min
- U
- Directed by: Victor Kossakovsky
- Language: Spanish, English, Russian, Setswana
- UK release: 22 November 2013
Documentary examining the lives of people living in four antipodal pairs: Russia and Chile, China and Argentina, Botswana and Hawaii, and Spain and New Zealand.
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Antipodes are places diametrically opposite one another on the earth's surface, though cases where both are on land are fairly rare, given that so much of the planet is under water. Award-winning Russian director Victor Kossakovsky's playful, evocative and stunningly cinematic film contemplates life in four antipodal pairs – Russia and Chile, China and Argentina, Botswana and Hawaii, and Spain and New Zealand – and changes the way we see our world.
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¡Vivan Las Antipodas!


Heady cinematic documentary exploring four antipodal places on earth
Is beauty enough in a film? It’s a question often pondered by critics and after watching Russian documentarist Victor Kossakovsky’s latest, ¡Vivan las Antipodas!, it’s raised once again. Transitioning between four antipodal places on earth (sites…
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