Lorenzo Berghella, Italy, 2015, 60’ | 2015 Spazio Italia
Un viaggio all’interno di Bangland, città situata in una distopica America, dove Steven Spielberg, eletto presidente, ha dichiarato guerra al Mahaba, uno stato africano. Parte così una propaganda del terrore, secondo la quale chiunque non sia bianco è un potenziale terrorista. «L’idea alla base della sceneggiatura è di affrontare tematiche attuali come politica, guerra, terrorismo, religione e mass-media attraverso un mix originale di satira, noir, commedia nera e thriller d’azione, in una storia corale in cui le vicende dei vari protagonisti sono importanti tanto quanto lo scenario socio-politico in cui si svolgono».
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A journey into the heart of Bangland, a city in a dystopian America now under the presidency of Steven Spielberg, who has declared war on the African nation Mahaba, thereby launching his own war on terror, the gist being that anyone who isn’t white is a potential terrorist. “The idea underlying the script is to tackle hot-button issues like politics, war, terrorism, religion and the mass media using an original mix of satire, noir, black comedy and action thriller, for an ensemble piece in which the stories of the different characters are just as important as the socio-political backdrop against which they unfold.”A journey into the heart of Bangland, a city in a dystopian America now under the presidency of Steven Spielberg, who has declared war on the African nation Mahaba, thereby launching his own war on terror, the gist being that anyone who isn’t white is a potential terrorist. “The idea underlying the script is to tackle hot-button issues like politics, war, terrorism, religion and the mass media using an original mix of satire, noir, black comedy and action thriller, for an ensemble piece in which the stories of the different characters are just as important as the socio-political backdrop against which they unfold.”
