With this film, Victor Kossakovsky grants himself a childhood wish. Haven’t we all asked ourselves as children where we would come out if we dug a tunnel right through the center of the earth? Haven’t we all wondered at some point what was happening just at this moment beneath our very feet at the other side of the planet? In this film, those reveries turn into reality. In breathtaking images and a stunning montage, we go on a trip to the world’s rare inhabited land-to-land antipodes. We discover the wonders and contradictions of nature and people around the globe. With unprecedented camera movements and exhilarating new perspectives, our conventional view of the world is challenged.On the evocative title follows a revolutionary film, that gives three cheers to our planet and its people in all their antagonisms and commonalities: Vivan las Antipodas!
Born in St. Petersburg on July 19, 1961. He made his directorial debut with LOSEV in 1989. In 1992 he had his breakthrough with THE BELOVS. This was followed by Wednesday 19.7.1961 (1997), PAVEL AND LYALYA (1998) and the subsequent trilogy I LOVED YOU (2000). Recently he has made a mark with TISHE! (2003) and SVYATO (2006). He received more than 100 national and international prizes for his films.
2016. Graine de champion. (83′, Full-length film)
2015. Manifestación. (Full-length film)
2011. ¡Vivan las Antípodas!. (108′, Full-length film)
2005. Svyato. (33′, Medium-length film)
2003. Tishe!. (82′, Full-length film)
2003. Russia from My Window. (80′, Full-length film)
2000. I loved you. (102′, Full-length film)
1999. Pavel i Lyalya. (34′, Short film)
1997. Sreda. (93′, Full-length film)
1992. Belovy. (60′, Full-length film)
