Danger Zone

Vita Maria Drygas / Poland, United Kingdom / 2023 / Czech Premiere / 93 min.

synopsis

War tourism is an extreme form of leisure activity that serves to satisfy curiosity and achieve an experience of adventure and relaxation. However, its backdrop is not made up of well-preserved cultural monuments, nor can you expect a throbbing social life and a sense of general security. Quite the opposite. The perverse business of adrenaline and the misfortune of others is the subject of a documentary following both the organisers and participants of tours to risky areas – individuals who at the same time refuse to give up the luxury of comfort and various types of protection, even as children die and people's homes and lives crumble nearby them.

“I know that this is very controversial. People prefer in general to watch movies about people who are fighting for freedom or who are more positive. We often like to feel some bond with characters.”

Quote source: Business Doc Europe

biography

Vita Maria Drygas (1984) was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, and studied French and film in Poland at the University of Lodz and the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film in Warsaw. Her previous documentaries Knife in the Wife (2014) and Piano (2015) were screened at many festivals around the world.