Age limit: N-13. 7-12 years old children must be accompanied by an adult.
Genre: Documentary, Main competition
Year of release: 2023
Duration: 92 min.
Film language: English
Subtitle language: Lithuanian
The American Rick, who was not accepted into the army, came up with an alternative - he founded the company "War Zone Tours" and started organizing tourist trips to conflict areas of the world. Briton Andrew tours on similar trips year after year. Following the heroes of the film, it becomes clear that these extreme tourists have no idea what risks they are taking. War for them is an adrenaline rush, an exciting game, even though real attacks are taking place before their eyes. A road trip documentary about a growing form of tourism shows the luxury of experiencing war only from the viewer's perspective.
Rick, an American who was not accepted into the army, comes up with an alternative - he sets up his own company, War Zone Tours, to organize trips to conflict zones around the world. Andrew, a Briton, goes on similar tours year after year. As the film follows the characters, it becomes clear that these hardcore tourists have no idea of the risks they are taking. For them, war is an adrenaline rush, a thrilling game, while real atrocities are taking place right in front of their eyes. This road documentary about a growing kind of tourism shows the luxury of experiencing war from the perspective of the viewer.
Vita Maria Drygas was born in 1984. in Vilnius. He graduated from the University of Warsaw with French language and literature studies, then studied photography at the Lodz Film School and directing at the Andrzej Vajda Film School. She is currently working on documentaries, short feature films and commercials. Her short film Knife to the Wife (2013) and medium length Piano (2014) were seen at European festivals. "Dangerous Zone" is the director's first feature-length documentary.
Vita Maria Drygas was born in 1984 in Vilnius. She graduated from the University of Warsaw with a degree in French Language and Literature, then studied photography at the Lodz Film School and film directing at the Andrzej Wajda Film School. She currently works on documentaries, short fiction films and commercials. Her short film Knife to the Wife (2013) and her medium-length film Piano (2014) were selected for European festivals. Danger Zone is her first feature-length documentary.
Director: Vita Maria Drygas
Authors of the script / Screenplay: Vita Maria Drygas, Kamil Niewiński
Cinematography: Bartosz Bieniek, Mateusz Wajda
Composer / Composer: Kārlis Auzāns
Producer: Vita Żelakeviciute
Festivals: International Amsterdam Documentary Film Festival IDFA; Warsaw Film Festival
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam IDFA; Warsaw Film Festival
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