A motor-sports spectacle that kicks up plenty of dust. On the trail of the 2007 Dakar Rallye ‘7915 KM’ undertakes a search, along the way encountering the variety to be found in Africa’s present in Morocco, Sahrawi Republic, Mauritania, Mali and Senegal. ‘7915 KM’ demonstrates the extent of this distance, which is the result of political and economic conditions, and also the ideas and prejudices to be found in both Europe and Africa. It also makes the closeness tangible, which becomes clear in the stories of everyday life, work, hopes and worries. Keeping the sobering reality in mind, it creates an homage to humanity and slowness which questions deep-seated perceptions and the role of Europeans in numerous, presumably African, problems.

Abendland is a brilliantly evocative film essay about the Western world, specifically its affluence and exclusiveness. Director Geyrhalter explores this theme with striking images, all filmed at night, that are typical of a modern, industrialized, wealthy civilization: a streamlined crematorium, a complicated security surveillance room, a cold and eerily quiet television news studio. Mass mechanization is a common thread throughout, turning what should be intimate exchanges between people into depersonalized mechanical operations. The director states that he wanted to “capture Europe in a film.” And it is captured, with a wealth of details that makes us look at Europe and ourselves in a new way.

导演：Nikolaus Geyrhalter
获奖：2005年阿姆斯特丹国际记录片电影节评审团特别奖
2006年欧洲电影奖提名最佳记录片
2007年法国《电影手册》评分-4颗星（满分）
介绍：奥地利导演Nikolaus Geyrhalter用了2年时间，辗转于欧洲各国的大食品生产基地和工厂，拍摄了这部影片。他向我们展示了一个日常生活背面的关于食物的世界，在欧洲高度现代化的农业和畜牧业生产流水线下，一切有别于人们印象中的田园牧歌或是拖泥带水。事实上，这个世界高速，精确，冷静，整齐，它被各种各样的生产流水线、电脑、机器人、大机器以及我们-人所引导，无论是在农场，养殖场，还是在屠宰场，几乎每一项细小的操作都会伴随一种相应的机器，其分工细致令人叹为观止。影片极其详尽地展示了这些千奇百怪的机器是如何迅速准确地完成指令，而人，被置于某种和机器同等的地位。