HEROES NEVER DIE
Jan Arnold
España, Suiza, Francia 2004
DigiBeta 16:9 SP, 87 min.
Sinopsis
September 1936. Destiny brings together two men on a battlefield of the Spanish Civil War. A forgotten place in the south of Spain . When sun sets they have become part of the history of mankind: one man is dead, the other famous for documenting it. A libertarian militia soldier, supposedly Federico Borrell and the photographer Robert Capa. It was the first photography of a man in the moment of death that was spread throughout the world. An endless number of similar photos were to follow. All of a sudden, wars are clean: no dead, no wounded, no suffering ..... "What is it exactly that we are being asked to see in war photography?" War correspondents and the biographer give voice to Robert Capa. At the end of their lives eyewitnesses reflect their personal history. Adolescents project their fear of the future. Historians and politicians create a framework of facts. Is it worth it to keep a memory of suffering?
There is no past only a continuos present. The history of past wars is part of our present. Today's conflicts are tomorrow's wars. Mankind's history is the history of wars - we got all too used to it.
An invitation to reflect on war.
An effort to create the culture for peace.
PRODUCTION INFO
(Co-)Productorss: Adrian Lipp & Sivila Voser, Con Claude Gilaizeau & Joseph Maziji
Productor Ejecutivo: Adrian Lipp
Coordinadora Producción: Mercedes Peralta
Jefa De Producción: Carmen Morón
Creative Documentary (87 min) Betacam Digital: 16:9 . V.O., Spanish, with English, German & French
Versions available with Spanish, English, German & French subtitle. International release and distribution start in summer 2004
TECHNICAL DATA
Argumento-Idea /Guión: Jan Arnold
Director / Realizador: Jan Arnold
Asesor Histórico: Francisco Moreno Gómez
Asesora De Guión: Marta Zein
Director De Fotografía: Alex Gaultier
Montaje: Martín Eller
Diseño y Sonido Directo: Ramon Orza
"Never accept what you judge to be unacceptable." Federico Mayor Zaragoza - President of the culture for peace foundation.Former Secretary of UNESCO
"People prefer to be entertained than to be aware of the facts. After World War II there have been more than 300 other wars."Bruno Arnold - War Correspondent
"200 casualties are just statistics however one casualty is a tragedy. We have to read the statistics as personal tragedies ..." . Miguel Pascual - Historian of the Spanish Civil War
"To inform means that people get hurt, that ugly things happen." . Horst Faas - Senior Picture Editor for Associated Press
"If we could give him a name, we should give him a name. But it is in dispute exactly who this person is." Alex Kershaw - Biographer of Robert Capa
"Not probably, I am absolutely positive that it's my uncle." Empar Borrell - Niece of "Taino
"There are things worse than death: torture, humiliation, fear, which in war times add to the tragedy of death." Julio Anguita - Politician and father of killed war correspondent
"If you don't realise what is going on .. whatever you do is a real lie. And there's the world, that's how things are." Alfonos Bañó - Anarquist
"... unless there happens something really horrifying things don't change ... and still than, there is little hope. Ada (15) - High school student
" ... we have an explosion of electronic media and yet we know less, we see less." Alex Kershaw - Biographer of Robert Capa
" ... is forgetting a synonym for peace?. Francsico Moreno - Historian |
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