Resan

"Resan" ("The Journey") is a 14 ½ hour film by Peter Watkins, made between the years 1983 and 1985 on several continents, and structured around the theme of nuclear weapons, military spending and poverty. Ordinary people are asked about their awareness of these issues. It was screened at the Toronto Film Festival in 1987, but has rarely been seen since.

It was screened at the Mexico City International Festival of Contemporary Cinema (FICCO) in February 2007 as part of a retrospective on Peter Watkins.Between April 25th and May 1st 2007, all 19 parts of the film were screened at the [http://www.filmmuseum.at/ Austrian Filmmuseum] in Vienna, Austria as part of a retrospective on Peter Watkins.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095979 Resan] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://onfilm.chicagoreader.com/movies/capsules/4833_JOURNEY brief review] at the Chicago Reader
* [http://www.mnsi.net/~pwatkins/journey.htm information about the film] from Peter Watkins' website