The Weight of Chains 2
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Malagurski Cinema | |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English, Serbian |
Budget | $45,049 |
The Weight of Chains 2 is a 2014 Canadian-Serbian
As the sequel of The Weight of Chains,[4] the film deals with neoliberal economic reforms in the Balkans[2][5] and discusses the effects of these 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 film deconstructs modern myths about everything we've been told will bring us a better life", Malagurski told Tanjug.[6]
The film aired on Radio Television of Serbia in July 2016.[7]
Synopsis
The film starts with events that led to the
As the concept of
Malagurski then briefly tackles the topic of the
The
Production
The film was produced with support from the Serbian government Office for Kosovo and Metohija,[12] the Serbian Ministry of Youth and Sport, the Belgrade Secretariat for Culture, Radio Television of Serbia,[13] as well as individual donors worldwide, such as the .[14]
Release
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.[15] In an interview, Malagurski said that the film was shown at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education[16] and the film was also screened at the Museo Nacional de las Culturas[17] in Mexico City, Mexico.
Subsequent screenings took place in
The film was also shown in Prague, Czech Republic,[8][unreliable source?] and as part of the 2015 BANEFF in Oslo, Norway.[35] It was also screened at the Subversive Festival in Zagreb, Croatia,[1][36] as well as in Ljubljana, Slovenia,[37] Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,[38] Podgorica, Montenegro,[39] and other cities.[40]
In September 2015, the film had its United Kingdom premiere at the 23rd Raindance Film Festival in London.[41]
Critical response
Serbian film critic Dubravka Lakić[42] wrote a review of the film in Politika following the Belgrade premiere of The Weight of Chains 2, in which 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 described 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, by "confronting claims made by the interviewees", the message of the film is clearly presented – "resistance to neoliberalism is no longer a matter of ideology, but of common sense".[43]
Agata Tomažič, who interviewed Malagurski in the Slovenian newspaper Delo, described the film as "a Yugoslav version of The Shock Doctrine by Michael Winterbottom … … or a cross between Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story and Gibney's Casino Jack and the United States of Money".[44]
Interviewees
The interviewees in the film include:[2][45][46]
- 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, first Governor of the National Bank of Serbia from 2000 to 2003
- Vuk Jeremić – Serbian politician, former President of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Diana Johnstone – American political writer, focusing primarily on European politics and Western foreign policy.
- Ivo Josipović – Croatian politician, the President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015.
- Slavko Kulić – Croatian scientist and economist concerned with the sociology of international relations.
- .
- Igor Mandić – Croatian writer, literary critic, columnist and essayist.
- Michael Parenti – American political scientist.
- Ivan Pernar – Croatian politician and activist.
- 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 Agencyfrom 1993 until 1995.
Two of the interviewees were featured only in the film trailer:[46][47]
- Branimir Brstina – Serbian actor.
- Michael Ruppert – American author, investigative journalist, political activist and peak oil awareness advocate.
References
- ^ a b The Weight of Chains 2 Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Subversive Festival in Zagreb, Croatia
- ^ a b c Malagurski: Uz puno truda bolje sutra može da se ostvari Večernje novosti
- ^ The Serbian Film festival at Montecasino Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine Montecasino.co.za
- ^ Boris Malagurski: Želim da radim u Srbiji
- ^ a b "Malagurski at the premiere in Kraljevo". Eraska.rs. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ The premiere of The Weight of Chains 2 on January 31 Tanjug.rs
- ^ RTS – Težina lanaca 2
- ^ a b c d e f Radim Panenka, USA chtějí okupovat celý svět, představoval v Praze srbský režisér svůj film. A dal všem návod, jak se tomu vzepřít Parlamentní Listy, 17.04.2015
- ^ a b c The Weight of Chains 2 NSPM.rs
- ^ a b c "Vesti online / Dijaspora / SAD Vesti / Buntom protiv lanaca". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- ^ What shocked Carla Del Ponte Politika
- ^ "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
- ^ Tehnološki institut Monterej Subotica.com
- ^ El peso de las cadenas, parte 2 Mexicoescultura.com
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 The Georgia Straight
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 Archived 2015-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Royal Cinema
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 Archived 2015-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Metropol Kino
- ^ Malagurski's messages arrived in Banja Luka Nezavisne novine
- ^ Balkan premiere of The Weight of Chains 2 Glas Srpske
- ^ The premiere of The Weight of Chains 2 in Subotica Subotica.com
- ^ Cinemas in Belgrade B92.net
- ^ "Das Gewicht der Ketten 2" in Wien – Kinoprogramm und Spielzeiten
- ^ Neviđeno interesovanje i salve aplauza na otvorenoj sceni Eurocinema in Cultural Centre of Novi Sad
- ^ Das Gewicht Der Ketten 2 Megaplex Linz
- ^ Film “Težina lanaca 2” i u Nišu Southern News
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 Kvart Cinema in Kraljevo
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 in Cacak Archived 2015-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Krstarica News
- ^ "The Weight of Chains 2" shown in Kozarska Dubica DUB Radio
- ^ The premiere of "The Weight of Chains 2" in Teslic Dobojski.info
- ^ "The Weight of Chains 2" shown in Gračanica TV Most
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 in Sombor SOinfo.org
- ^ Balkan New Film Festival 2014
- ^ "Filmski Program Težina lanaca 2". kinoeuropa.hr. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Petek, 15.5, 19:00, Teža verige 2 (The Weight of Chains 2) Kinoteka.si
- ^ ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVENTS FOR MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
- ^ The premiere of Boris Malagurski's The Weight of Chains 2 Archived 2015-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Podgorica, Montenegro
- ^ Premijera novog filma Borisa Malugarskog: Težina lanaca 2
- ^ The Weight of Chains 2 Archived 2015-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Raindance Film Festival
- ^ Dubravka Lakić grazia.rs. Retrieved February 3, 2015
- ^ Gde smo mi u ovoj priči Politika.rs
- ^ Teža verig in pasivnosti [The weight of chains and passivity: A conversation with Boris Malagurski, director of the documentary Teža verige 2, about the breakup of Yugoslavia] Delo
- ^ Nema povlačenja, nema predaje Politika
- ^ a b "The Interviewees". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Video WeightOfChains.ca
External links
- Weight of Chains 2 at IMDb
- Official website