RUSH HOUR

By Luciana KAPLAN

TASKOVSKI FILMS - as SALES World

Social issues - Completed 2017

Documentary film about the daily odyssey that involves commuting from home to work in three cities around the world: Mexico City, Istanbul and Los Angeles. Three stories, three cities and three characters in different contexts but similar realities.

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2017
Latam Screenings
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Social issues, Documentary
    • Countries
    • MEXICO, USA, TURKEY
    • Languages
    • SPANISH, ENGLISH, TURKISH
    • Budget
    • N/A
    • Duration
    • 80 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Luciana KAPLAN
    • Producer(s)
    • José COHEN (Cactus Film and Video )
    • Synopsis
    • RUSH HOUR IS A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE EVERYDAY ODYSSEY INVOLVED IN
      COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK IN THREE CITIES AROUND THE WORLD: MEXICO CITY, ISTANBULAND LOS ANGELES.
      THE FILM WILL HAVE AN INTIMATE APPROACH OF THE PERSONAL STORIES OF THREE PEOPLE LIVING IN THESE THREE CITIES. EACH CHARACTER, GOING THROUGH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN HIS OR HER LIFE, WILL REFLECT A COMMON REALITY SHARED BY BILLIONS OF PEOPLE. WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE PEOPLE DURING THOSE LONELY HOURS? WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THOSE LOST HOURS ON THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE? WHAT REALLY MAKES THEM MAKE THIS
      JOURNEY EVERY DAY? WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT OUR CITIES AND OUR WAY OF LIVING THEM?