Bikes vs Cars

Bikes vs Cars

Directed by Fredrik Gertten

Produced by WG Film, SVT

201590 min6.6 / 10

A passionate, ideas-driven documentary about urban activism and systemic environmental crisis, balancing urgent critique with hopeful examples of resistance.

Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.

Questions people ask

  • Does Bikes vs Cars end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Bikes vs Cars scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Bikes vs Cars violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Bikes vs Cars sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Bikes vs Cars easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Rarity76

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Love50

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