""Les Ninjas du Japon" (73 minutes) is about a team of Japanese cyclists
in Africa, in much the same way that the Tour de France is about
sightseeing in the Alps and Pyrenees while tooling around on a bike.
From the film's opening shot, writer/director/cinematographer Giommi is
far more interested in what happens in the foreground and behind the
action at the Tour du Faso as opposed to the race itself. With inspired
assistance from cinematographer Bruno Pappalettera and editor Fabio
Capalbo, Giommi explores cultural disparities and meeting points when a
semipro cycling team from Asia enters the 20th edition of Africa's
largest bicycle stage race. Through a series of arresting miniaturist
images, Giommi uncovers layers of meaning, political and human, in a
sporting event that, though modest, draws competitors from around the
world to one of the world's poorest and unstable nations."
"LES NINJAS DU JAPON" trailer 2007 from Giovanni Giommi on Vimeo.
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