Resistance Fighters – The Global Antibiotics Crisis (German: Resistance Fighters – Die globale Antibiotika-Krise) is a documentary film by the German director Michael Wech and producer Leopold Hoesch. It was broadcast on Arte on March 12, 2019 and had its international festival premiere at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX) on March 24, 2019.[1][2]

Resistance Fighters
Poster
GenreDocumentary
Written byMichael Wech
Directed byMichael Wech
Music byAndreas Lucas
Country of originGermany
Original languagesGerman, English
Production
ProducerLeopold Hoesch
CinematographyJohannes Imdahl, Sven Kiesche
EditorMichael Scheffold
Running time99 minutes
Original release
NetworkArte
ReleaseMarch 12, 2019 (2019-03-12)

Content

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The film deals with the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance spreading worldwide and the associated consequences for human cohabitation. The starting point of the documentary film is the United Nations General Assembly in September 2016 in New York, where the problem of the worldwide growing resistance to antibiotics was a central theme. In the course of the film, various experts in the field are brought up for discussion: Scientists, including Timothy Walsh of Cardiff University, one of the world's leading microbiologists on antibiotic resistance, who are looking for the causes of the spread of resistance and alternatives to antibiotics, politicians, such as the British economist and financial expert Jim O'Neill, appointed in 2014 by the then Prime Minister David Cameron as the British government's special envoy for antibiotic resistance, who want to draw public attention to the problem and also focus on the economic dimension of the increasing antibiotic resistance, as well as patients and their doctors who fight against infections with multi-resistant germs in hospitals. The use of antibiotics in animal feed plays a central role in the film. It also discusses the discovery of the first antibiotic penicillin by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming and the rise of antibiotics to become a globally used remedy. The film was shot in the United States, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Germany.

Production and distribution

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The film is a co-production of Broadview Pictures and ZDF and was produced in cooperation with Arte. It was funded by the Hessische Filmförderung and the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.

The film is distributed since February 2019 by the documentary film distributor Dogwoof.[3]

Festivals and awards

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References

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  1. ^ Poppe, Helmut (20 March 2019). "ARTE TV: Resistance Fighters Die globale Antibiotika-Krise". Frankfurt Live. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "CPH:DOX Lineup". Dogwoof Sales. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ "New acquisition: Resistance Fighters". Dogwoof Sales. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. ^ "German Films: Selected International Film Festivals". www.german-films.de. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ^ "Programm | Silbersalz Festival". www.silbersalz-festival.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  6. ^ "Find Upcoming Events | AMR". Resistance Fighter. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  7. ^ "VIFF announces 2019 People's Choice, Impact and Eco Warrior Award Winners". archive.viff.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  8. ^ "UNAFF 2019: Films: Resistance Fighters". www.unaff.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. ^ "Antibiotiques, la fin d'un miracle / Resistance Fighters | Festival Pariscience". Festival Pariscicence (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  10. ^ "Palmarès 2019 | Festival Pariscience". Festival Pariscicence (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  11. ^ "Screening Schedule 2020 | DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  12. ^ Globa347_wp. "Serving documentary filmmakers IMPACTING the world". Retrieved 2020-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Dutch Global Health Film Festival". Dutch Global Health Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  14. ^ "Resistance Fighters". Sedona International Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  15. ^ AFO. "COMPETITION 2020". AFO. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  16. ^ "ГЛАВНАЯ". kievfestival.info. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
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