The Wing Beat of the Butterfly. The Causality of Asymmetric Cultural Encounters and Escalation in Babel (2006) and Valley of Wolves – Iraq/ Kurtlar Vadisi – Irak (2006)

Authors

  • Veronika Bernard University of Innsbruck

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2011.37

Abstract

The term ‘asymmetric conflict’ describes a war-like situation in which the opponents involved do not have equal access to decisive logistic resources. The author of this article states that cultural en­coun­ters can also be of asymmetric quality: in situations of provoked or accidental (inter)cultural mis­understandings, in hierarchical situations and in cases of emergency. She further states that the mo­vies Babel (2006) and Valley of Wolves – Iraq (2006) can be seen as cinematic adaptations of such cases putting the focus on the causality of asymmetric cultural encounters and escalation. The ar­tic­le deals with the major cinematic tools applied in visualizing this causality in the two films.

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Published

2011-10-14

How to Cite

Bernard, V. (2011). The Wing Beat of the Butterfly. The Causality of Asymmetric Cultural Encounters and Escalation in Babel (2006) and Valley of Wolves – Iraq/ Kurtlar Vadisi – Irak (2006). CINEJ Cinema Journal, 1, 187–197. https://doi.org/10.5195/cinej.2011.37