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Mirjam Devriendt, Alain Platel

Why We Fight?

Director Mirjam Devriendt, Alain Platel Composer Steven Prengels Cast Bérengère Bodin, Samir M'Kirech, TK Russell
98' - 2021 - Documentary - Dialogue: Dutch, French, English
Why We Fight? is a cinematographic film that tries to understand the violence around us, but also within ourselves, in order to better cope with the world today.
Why We Fight? is directed by one of Belgium’s most famous choreographers Alain Platel, together with the photographer Myriam Devriendt. Through the vision of 3 dancers, and linking the body to the mind, the film tries to understand violence outside in the world but also inside ourselves. Using various types of imagery and visual metaphors, the film analyses social change, the lack of emotional processing and the power of humanity, which always seems to balance between creating something spectacularly beautiful and something horribly cruel.
Through the vision of three dancers, and linking the body to the mind, the film tries to understand violence outside in the world but also inside ourselves. Using various types of imagery and metaphors, the film analyses social change, the lack of emotional processing and the power of humanity.

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Credits

Directors

Mirjam Devriendt, Alain Platel

Composers

Steven Prengels

Cast

Bérengère Bodin, Samir M'Kirech, TK Russell

Scenario

Alain Platel, Mirjam Devriendt

Director of Photography

Mirjam Devriendt

Editors

Dieter Diependaele

Producers

Emmy Oost, Magalie Dierick

Production studios

Cassette for Timescapes

More info

Dialogue

Dutch, French, English

Countries of production

Belgium, Germany

Year

2021