The Weight of Chains 2
| The Weight of Chains 2 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Boris Malagurski |
| Produced by | Boris Malagurski |
Production company | Malagurski Cinema |
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Running time | 124 min |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English, Serbian |
| Budget | $42,005 |
The Weight of Chains 2 is a Canadian documentary film about about the political and economic situation in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.[1] Directed and produced by Boris Malagurski, the film was released on November 20, 2014 at the Serbian Film Festival at Montecasino in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2] It is the sequel to 2010's The Weight of Chains.[3]
Synopsis
The topic of the film deals with neoliberal economics in the Balkans,[1] and the story in the sequel continues where the first part ended, covering the timeline from 2000. to the present.[4]
The film also discusses the effects of the reforms on all aspects of life in the former Yugoslavia, from politics, economics, military, culture and education to the media. "Through stories of robbed and sold off companies, corrupt politicians, fictional tribunals, destructive foreign investors and various economic-military alliances, the new film deconstructs modern myths about everything we've been told will bring us a better live", Malagurski told Tanjug.[5]
"The Weight of Chains 2" talks about how shock-economy based on the Washington Consensus lead many countries, according to the author, to the edge of existence. Malagurski provides what he believes to be evidence of this in Serbia, but also brings to light the examples of Argentina and Iceland which confronted what Malagurski described as the "neoliberal dictate" and are better off today.[6]
Film screenings
Following the World Premiere in Johannesburg, "The Weight of Chains 2" had its European Premiere on November 29, 2014 at the Swedish Film Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, as a part of BANEFF - the Balkan New Film Festival.[7][8] The film as also shown at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education[9][10] and Museo Nacional de las Culturas[11] in Mexico City, Mexico. Subsequent screenings took place in Vancouver[12] and Toronto[13] in Canada, Innsbruck[14] in Austria and Stuttgart[6] and Berlin[6] in Germany.
Interviewees
The interviewees in the film include:[1][15]
- Noam Chomsky – American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator and activist.
- Oliver Stone – three-time Academy Award winning American film director, screenwriter and producer.
- Carla Del Ponte – a former Chief Prosecutor of two United Nations international criminal law tribunals.
- R. James Woolsey – a national security and energy specialist and former Director of Central Intelligence who headed the Central Intelligence Agency from 1993 until 1995.
- Ivo Josipović – the third and incumbent President of Croatia.
- Vuk Jeremić – a former President of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Michael Ruppert – an American author, investigative journalist, political activist and peak oil awareness advocate.
- Mlađan Dinkić – a Serbian politician.
- Michael Parenti – Award winning American political scientist, historian, and cultural critic.
- Miroslav Lazanski – a Serbian politico-military correspondent and commentator for the Belgrade daily Politika.
- Slavko Kulić – Croatian scientist and economist concerned with the sociology of international relations.
References
- ^ a b c Malagurski: Uz puno truda bolje sutra može da se ostvari Vecernje novosti
- ^ The Serbian Film festival at Montecasino Montecasino.co.za
- ^ Sa Borisom Malagurskim o Beogradu u Insbruku Radio Television Serbia
- ^ Boris Malagurski: Želim da radim u Srbiji Novosti
- ^ The premiere of The Weight of Chains 2 on January 31 Tanjug.rs
- ^ a b c http://m.vesti-online.com/Dijaspora/drzava/Nemacka/Vesti/459852/Buntom-protiv-lanaca
- ^ Weight of Chains European Premiere on November 29 2014 at the Swedish Film Institute in Stockholm BANEFF.com
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 Stockholm Premiere AllEvents.in
- ^ Asociación de Estudiantes de Relaciones Internacionales del Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México
- ^ "Organizatori projekcije na institutu Tec de Monterrey u Meksiko Sitiju" PriceSaDusom.com
- ^ El peso de las cadenas, parte 2 Mexicoescultura.com
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 The Georgia Straight
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 Royal Cinema
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 Metropol Kino
- ^ Nema povlačenja, nema predaje Politika