Why War

In 1932, Albert Einstein was invited by the League of Nations to address a letter on any subject to any person. He chose to correspond with Sigmund Freud about avoiding war. To this day, the correspondence about war of two great thinkers of all time proves to be more relevant than ever. Inspired by this correspondence between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud almost a century ago, the film Why War traces the roots of war, and embarks on a search for an explanation of the savagery of wars that inhabit our world.

The exchange of letters between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud defined the modern discourse on mass human violence that occurs in the name of religion, race and nationality. The cinema I make is inspired by the reality and the context in which we live. The films avoids showing the iconography and photographs of the horrors of war and destruction that continue to fuel the wars. As Sigmund Freud wrote to Albert Einstein, concluding his letter, “In the meantime, we can say to ourselves: everything that works for the development of culture also works against war”.

PRODUCTION 1: AGAV FILMS – Laurent Truchot
6 cour Berard
75004, Paris, France
Tel. 33 142404845
amosgitaiassit@gmail.com

PRODUCTION 2: ELEFANT FILMS - Alexandre IORDACHESCU
10, rue Jean-Jaquet
1201, Geneva, Switzerland
Tel. 41 792902108
alex@elefantfilms.ch

PRODUCTION 3: AGAV HAFAKOT – Shuki Freidman
37 Rashi Street
67067, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel. 972 972544510295
agavgitai@gmail.com

PRODUCTION 4:
Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib - INDIANA PRODUCTION SPA
Via Edmondo De Amicis, 53
20123, Milan, Italy
Tel. 39 02 868 944 70
https://www.indianaproduction.com/
m.cohen@indianaproduction.com
b.habib@indianaproduction.com

PRODUCTION 5: RTS Télévision Suisse SSR SRG - Celya Larré
Quai Ernest-Ansermet 20
CH–1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Celya.Larre@rts.ch

PRESS OFFICE 1:
Francesca Maria Perego - INDIANA PRODUCTION SPA
Via Edmondo De Amicis, 53
20123, Milan, Italy
Tel. 39 02 868 944 70
f.perego@indianaproduction.com

PRESS OFFICE 2: Gloria Zerbinati
Independent
Via Palmiro Togliatti 15
45010 Rovigo, Italy
Tel. 33 0) 7 86 80 02 82
gloria.zerbinati@gmail.com