Panamericana - Life at the Longest Road on Earth ( Panamericana ) ( Pan americana )

Panamericana - Life at the Longest Road on Earth (DVD) (*)

$47.99

Original Title: Panamericana
Alternate Title: Pan americana
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Music Video
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Jonas Frei
Severin Frei

Written By:
Severin Frei

Actors:
Jonas Frei ..... Jay
Thomas Rickenmann

Synopsis:

One street, two continents, three months, 12 countries and 13,000 kilometers. The adventure begins in Laredo (USA) and documents a trip through Central and South America to Buenos Aires (Argentina). The film 'PanAmericana' tells stories of lives on and around the Pan-American Highway. It illustrates unique natural beauty, contrasts of wealth and poverty, the importance of money as well as the tireless life's longest consecutive road network in the world, from northern Alaska to southern Chile.

The adventure begins in Laredo, Mexico, and documents a journey through Central and South America as far as Buenos Aires. The documentary film tells of life along the Pan-American Highway and what this entails. It illustrates unique scenic attractions, the contrast between wealth and poverty, the importance of money and the bustling life along the longest road network in the world.

The film was shot on the original historic route between Laredo (USA) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). The idea of a single cross-continental highway was at the Fifth International Conference of American States in 1923. To consolidate peace, the convention on the Carretera Panamericana finally got signed on 23 December 1936 at the Inter-American Conference in Buenos Aires.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 06 July, 2012.