Should you watch Dark Tourist?
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Dark Tourist
Documentary · 2018
The definition of "tourism" is redefined as New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier sets his sights on the world of dark tourism. From nuclear tourism in Japan to Pablo Escobar-inspired tourism in Colombia to frontier tourism in Turkmenistan, David visits the world’s grisly and offbeat destinations, meeting travelers drawn to them, and the people telling these stories day after day.
The sides of Dark Tourist
- A New Zealand journalist touring grim places
- Radiation tours near Fukushima
- Tourists drawn to sites of death and crime
Dark Tourist is good for you if…
- you like awkward humour in places where you shouldn't laugh.
- you like strange trips, from Turkmenistan to the Fukushima exclusion zone.
- you like meeting real people who visit, or live beside, sites of tragedy.
Dark Tourist is bad for you if…
- you can't face mass deaths and crime scenes, even with a light tone.
- you want each place's history told in depth rather than one man's trip.
About: death · curiosity · tourism
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