New Swiss film shows the beast within us
No one wants them, and yet everyone watches: Animal fights have been both frowned upon and popular for as long as anyone can remember. The new Swiss documentary *The Beast Within Us*, by Zurich filmmaker Yves Scagliola, explores what drives people to pit animals against one another.
Nobody wants them and yet everyone watches: animal fights have been as frowned upon as they have been popular since time immemorial. The new Swiss documentary "The Beast in Us" by Zurich filmmaker Yves Scagliola explores what drives people to pit animals against each other. In a press release, the filmmaker writes that it is a search for clues that leads us on the trail of our martial instincts in various cultures.
In the Swiss tradition of observational documentaries, "The Beast Within" takes a neutral view of a subject that rightly divides opinion. For example, the audience is given an insight into the life of a young Mexican who lets his pit bull terrier take part in illegal fights, while viewers can form their own opinion about the dubious machinations of a member of this very difficult to access and illegal scene, Scagliola continues.
The almost 80-minute film, a Maximage Filmproduktion production, will be shown in Swiss cinemas from tomorrow.
In the Swiss tradition of observational documentaries, "The Beast Within" takes a neutral view of a subject that rightly divides opinion. For example, the audience is given an insight into the life of a young Mexican who lets his pit bull terrier take part in illegal fights, while viewers can form their own opinion about the dubious machinations of a member of this very difficult to access and illegal scene, Scagliola continues.
The almost 80-minute film, a Maximage Filmproduktion production, will be shown in Swiss cinemas from tomorrow.
