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