Danis Tanovic's Tigers takes a seething look at the activities of large Multinational companies in the developing world, raising questions about the lack of accountability these large corporations have from a morality perspective. Focusing on the true events centered around a Nestle baby formula in Pakistan, that lead to the deaths of hundreds of babies on a daily basis, Danis Tanovic has created an impressive film on both a social and artistic level, with a truly unique narrative. The film tells the story of Ayan, a pharmaceutical salesman in Pakistan, who takes on the multinational health care conglomerate he works for after discovering the devastating effects of the formula he has been selling. This aspect of Tigers is compelling but familiar, though Tigers' does a great job of showing how these large corporations use the promise of a better life to take advantage of people like Ayan, who just want to see their families thrive. While the film's David vs. Goliath story line is nothing groundbreaking, Tanovic uses an unconventional narrative style, that makes Tigers a unique, meta experience, that gives it a very documentary type feel. Tigers has dual narrative, jumping between Aya's journey and the story of the filmmakers themselves, who are attempting to grasp the best and most socially responsible way to tell this story. We see Danis Tanovic himself debating with the lawyers and producer's about using the Multinational companies real name in their film, with Tigers not only being a stellar social commentary about greed but also a very intimate look into the filmmaking process of such a high profile, socially-sensitive case. Perhaps the film's ending is what makes Tigers so powerful, with Tanovic's lawyer explaining to him that his firm views this whole story as too 'high risk', unwilling to go any farther in the filmmaking process. Of course Tanovic made the film anyway, but this in itself is a haunting and terrifying indictment on the real terror of stories like this, showcasing how a large billion dollar company has the ability to scare away anyone, given their enormous economic and political weight. Powerful, infuriating, and truly groundbreaking from a storytelling perspective, Danis Tanovic's Tigers is yet another truly impressive film from this great contemporary filmmaker.
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