DANGER ZONE

In the competitive world of tourism, there are very few experiences that are out of bounds. “Danger Zone” explores the world of war tourism, catering to a growing market for ever more rare and extreme experiences. Tourists are promised frontline action, with real ammo, real battles, and real danger. War has become a luxury product, a commodity that can be bought and sold, and tour operators are desperate to get into the growing business. This morally ambiguous tourist industry leads to the collision of two very different worlds, between these thrill-seeking tourists and the people caught in the cross-hairs of conflict, who are not afforded the luxury and privilege of choice. “Danger Zone” asks: what are the tourists left with on reflection, is there a realisation of how lucky they are merely as a result of where they were born? Do those who live in conflict areas, through no choice of their own, perceive in these tourists hope for a peaceful life? Or, is it purely a one-sided interaction in which no one wins and no one learns?

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Poland, United Kingdom
RUNNING TIME:
92'
YEAR:
COLOUR:
colour
DIRECTING:
Vita Maria Drygas
SCRIPT:
Vita Maria Drygas, Kamil Niewiński
DOP:
Mateusz Wajda, Bartosz Bieniek
EDITOR:
Milenia Fiedler, Kamil Niewiński
MUSIC:
Kārlis Auzāns
SOUND:
Franciszek Kozłowski
PRODUCTION:
Drygas Production
COPRODUCTION:
Dogwoof, Next Film

Vita Maria Drygas »

Film and photography director. She was born in 1984 in Vilnius. A graduate of French Studies at Warsaw University. She also studied at the Photography Department of the Film School in Łodz and completed Developement Lab at the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film . Currently graduate student at the Radio and Television Faculty of the University of Silesia. Her debut was the short documentary film Knife in the Wife.