简介：Threatenedbytheendoftheworld,agroupofBuenosAiresresidentsreceivelessonsinsurvivalataresortinthemarshyTigredelta.TheAustrianbackgroundofRinner,whotrainedinArgentina,shinesthroughinthisbitterlycomicalstylisationofhumanfailingswhenface-to-facewiththeapocalypse. Inrecentyears,youngfilmmakerLukasValentaRinnerdrilyconcludes,uneaseinthemediaconcerningtheimpendingendoftheworldhasgraduallyincreased-dueperhapsinparttothedevastatingconsequencesofworldwidecapitalism.Atthesametime,the‘endofdays’itselfhasbecomeasaleablecommodity-forexample,inmanyapocalypticHollywoodfilms.Therefore,Rinnercontinues,itshouldnotbedifficulttocomeupwithatourismopportunityinwhichpeoplepreparethemselvesfortheendoftheworldinanaturalenvironment,infactthenescapingfromthedemoralisingroutineofbigcitylife. Inhisfictiondebut,theAustriandirector,whotrainedandlivesinArgentina,sendsacolourfulgroupofmiddle-classBuenosAiresresidentsonakindofbootcampinaresortinthenearbyTigredelta,whereunderthethreatoftheendoftheworldtheybecomedistancedfromtheirhumanitarianideasandtransformfromcitizensintopredatorybeasts. Rinnershowsthisincontrolled,beautifullyframedscenesinastylethatcouldbecalledAustrian-wherebytheironic,attimescruel,desperatetoneproveshighlyeffective.Thetitle,Parabellum,refersto'preparingforwar'andisalsothenameofoneofthemostpopular9mmpistols-thebestcalibrefor‘individuals’todefendtheircompletefreedomagainstinterferencefromothers.…