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| == Critical Response == | |||
| Serbian film critic ] wrote a review of the film in ] following the ] premiere of "The Weight of Chains 2", where she wrote that "it's not necessary for you to agree with Malagurski's ideology to notice that he indisputably made a full-blooded and, for our cinematic terms, unsurpassed documentary". She decribed the film as "exciting and dynamic", adding that, in regards to both content and form, it is a "complex film", which could have been "even better if it had been more concise". Lakić points out that the message of the film is clearly presented - "resistance to neoliberalism is no longer a matter of ideology, but of common sense".<ref> Politika.rs</ref> | |||
| == Interviewees == | == Interviewees == | ||
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2014 Canadian film| The Weight of Chains 2 | |
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| 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 2014 documentary film about the political and economic situation in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. 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. It is the sequel to 2010's The Weight of Chains.
Synopsis
According to the film maker, the film deals with neoliberal economics in the Balkans, and the sequel continues where the The Weight of Chains ended, covering the period from 2000 to the present.
The film also discusses the effects of reforms on all aspects of life in the former Yugoslavia, from politics, economics, military, culture and education to the media. "Through stories of stolen 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.
In "The Weight of Chains 2", the film maker talks about how a 'shock-economy' based on the Washington Consensus led many countries, to the edge of existence. Malagurski provides, what he describes as, evidence of this in Serbia, but also examples in Argentina and Iceland which confronted what Malagurski describes as the "neoliberal dictate" and, as a result, are better off today.
Production
The film was produced with support from the Office for Kosovo and Metohija,, the Serbian Ministry of Youth and Sport, the Belgrade Secretariat for Culture, Radio Television of Serbia, as well as individual donors worldwide.
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. The film as also shown at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education and Museo Nacional de las Culturas in Mexico City, Mexico. Subsequent screenings took place in Vancouver and Toronto in Canada, Innsbruck in Austria and Stuttgart and Berlin in Germany. The Balkan premiere took place at the Gubernatorial Palace in Banja Luka.
Critical Response
Serbian film critic Dubravka Lakić wrote a review of the film in Politika following the Belgrade premiere of "The Weight of Chains 2", where she wrote that "it's not necessary for you to agree with Malagurski's ideology to notice that he indisputably made a full-blooded and, for our cinematic terms, unsurpassed documentary". She decribed the film as "exciting and dynamic", adding that, in regards to both content and form, it is a "complex film", which could have been "even better if it had been more concise". Lakić points out that the message of the film is clearly presented - "resistance to neoliberalism is no longer a matter of ideology, but of common sense".
Interviewees
The interviewees in the film include:
- Branimir Brstina - Serbian actor.
- Noam Chomsky – American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, political commentator and activist.
- Carla Del Ponte – former Chief Prosecutor of two United Nations international criminal law tribunals.
- Mlađan Dinkić – Serbian politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, co-founder of G17 Plus
- Vuk Jeremić – Serbian politician, former President of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Ivo Josipović – President of Croatia.
- Slavko Kulić – Croatian scientist and economist concerned with the sociology of international relations.
- Miroslav Lazanski – Serbian politico-military correspondent and commentator for the Belgrade daily Politika.
- Michael Parenti – American political scientist, historian, and cultural critic.
- Michael Ruppert – American author, investigative journalist, political activist and peak oil awareness advocate.
- Oliver Stone – American film director, screenwriter and producer,
- R. James Woolsey – national security and energy specialist and former Director of Central Intelligence who headed the Central Intelligence Agency from 1993 until 1995.
References
- ^ Malagurski: Uz puno truda bolje sutra može da se ostvari Večernje 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
- ^ http://m.vesti-online.com/Dijaspora/drzava/Nemacka/Vesti/459852/Buntom-protiv-lanaca
- "2005. godine Boris je emigrirao u Kanadu " Subotica.com
- "The Weight of Chains 2" in Subotica Subotica.com
- Weight of Chains 2 website Sponsors
- 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
- Malagurski's messages arrived to audiences in Banja Luka Nezavisne novine
- Balkan premiere of The Weight of Chains 2 Glas Srpske
- Gde smo mi u ovoj priči Politika.rs
- Nema povlačenja, nema predaje Politika
- "The Interviewees". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links
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