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Bikes vs Cars

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Activists and thinkers fight for better cities, and refuse to stop riding bicycles despite the increasing number of riders killed in traffic.
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Nick Schager The Daily Beast That's the film's first shortcoming-namely, that it doesn't really make a single, lucid point. Dec 16, 2015 Full Review Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times Gertten has put in the time to capture how these cities' unique scenarios unfold to mount a compelling case against the powerful automotive, oil and construction lobbies. Dec 4, 2015 Full Review Andy Webster New York Times Breezy, intelligent, diffuse but uncluttered, Fredrik Gertten's documentary "Bikes vs Cars" could be called a tale of congestion-plagued cities. Dec 3, 2015 Full Review Charles Mudede The Stranger (Seattle, WA) We are destroying the world that made us, that evolved us, and we have no idea if we will have a home in the world that is now replacing it...This is indeed the most important and sobering message in the rather melancholy documentary. Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly Some of the ideas of Bikes vs. Cars have merit, but many... have a noticeable whiff of able-ism, and the film pays only minor lip service to people for whom biking everywhere always is not an option. Dec 3, 2015 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Reports from cities around the world about the need for bikes and the problems faced by bikers. Rated: 4/5 Dec 3, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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júlio a Muito bom para quem não conhece a realidade das bicicletas. Para nós ciclistas é sempre bom ver que não estamos sós. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Propagandistica, parcial, deshonesta, pero lo peor es que parece mas dispuesta a predicar al coro que a ofrecer algo de valor a la discusion Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting documentary on how we live and commute around our cities and the conflict of cars and bikes on the road. Cars backed by big business like oil, developers and car manufacturers have essentially killed public transport and created gridlock on many of our towns and cities around the world. The humble bike is part of the solution. Worth a look Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Bueno pero le falta, el tema es de lo mejor pero las personas que escogen para las entrevistas carecen de carisma y no convencen, en especial la bogotana. Lo de Brasil resulta aburrido al final pero lo peor es lo de Los Angeles. Es una lástima porque se cuenta con gran material pero no engancha, queda en el aire, sin profundidad. Sin embargo deja datos tan brutales como que el 70% del área de L.A. esta destinado a los carros, algo rídiculo, construir ciudades para los carros y no para las personas. Además deja ver como casi TODAS las grandes ciudades del mundo sufren de lo mismo, en palabras de Gil Peñalosa, el hermanito de Quique. Y muchos todavía creen que es cuestión de alcalde o de administración, difícil entender que ese es parte del costo de vivir en una ciudad. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Activists and thinkers fight for better cities, and refuse to stop riding bicycles despite the increasing number of riders killed in traffic.
Director
Fredrik Gertten
Producer
Margarete Jangård, Elin Kamlert
Screenwriter
Fredrik Gertten
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
WG Film, Film i Skåne, SVT
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 4, 2015, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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