Facing Down Under - Die Doku eines Backpackers (2020) on Netflix
NR20201h 24mDocumentaryDrama
A 19-year-old high school graduate from Germany travels through Australia as a backpacker, filming with a camera. He joins the backpacking community and experiences the Work And Travel system.
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- Netflix3.8/5
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Plot summary
Chris has just graduated from high school in Germany. The plan now: Off to Australia. Like many others before him, he embarks on his journey to discover the Red Continent in all its facets. The documentary convinces with outstanding visuals of landscapes, wildlife, and people that come across Chris and his camera. He experiences the unique atmosphere of the backpacking community, as well as the downsides of the popular Work And Travel system. The result is an incredibly honest travel report that is executed with fresh ideas and compelling down to the last frame.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Facing Down Under - Die Doku eines Backpackers (2020)
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- Chris Hartung collected about 30,000 video recordings on amateur equipment during his seven-month trip and cut them into an 84-minute film, which was voiced in both German and English.
- Chris Hartung set off without any plan to make a documentary; the idea came to him only after a few months, once he found the trip so formative that he wanted to inspire people of his age to travel.
