Air Force, Incorporated
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Air Force, Incorporated (2006
) is an Argentine
documentary
written and directed by Enrique Piñeyro
. The picture was executive produced by Aqua Films
' Verónica Cura
and produced by Enrique Piñeyro.
in 1966.
The producer/director, Enrique Piñeyro, claims Argentina
and Nigeria
are the only countries whose air force controls and regulates the airline industry.
Piñeyro, a former Argentine airline pilot, makes his case in the documentary using diagrams, 3D animations, interviews, hidden cameras in the control tower, and a few props. For example, at one point he spills out a bag of plastic airplanes and equates it to the number of planes the air force has lost due to negligence.
The film is heavily based on the Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553
plane crash.
Enrique Piñeyro takes his camera, secretly, into the control tower of the Ministro Pistarini International Airport
also-known-as Ezeiza, the international airport at Buenos Aires
.
The documentary is not his first portraying the Argentine airline industry. In 2004 he wrote, directed, and produced Whisky Romeo Zulu
, a film that depicted the general corrosive deregulation, greedy cost-cutting corporations, and corrupt government officials, found in the Argentine airline industry.
2006 in film
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) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
written and directed by Enrique Piñeyro
Enrique Piñeyro (actor)
Enrique Piñeyro is a pilot turned film actor, producer, crash analyst, aeronautical physician, film director, and screenplay writer, working partly in Argentina. Piñeyro and Verónica Cura own Aqua Films, a film production company in Argentina.- Biography :Piñeyro was born in Genoa, Italy, 1956...
. The picture was executive produced by Aqua Films
Aqua Films
Aqua Films is an Argentine film production company that provides administrative services to local and foreign productions.The company arranges and organizes pre-productions, film shoots and post-production work, including:...
' Verónica Cura
Verónica Cura
Verónica Cura is a film producer, production manager, and production designer.She works in the cinema of Argentina.Cura has worked with Enrique Piñeyro at Aqua Films, a film production company in Argentina....
and produced by Enrique Piñeyro.
Synopsis
The documentary portrays a behind-the-scenes look at the poor state of Argentina's civil aviation, and puts the blame on the Argentine Air Force. The Air Force has been in control of air traffic operations since the military takeover of General Juan Carlos OnganíaJuan Carlos Onganía
Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo was de facto president of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as military dictator after toppling, in a coup d’état self-named Revolución Argentina , the democratically elected president Arturo Illia .-Economic and social...
in 1966.
The producer/director, Enrique Piñeyro, claims Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
are the only countries whose air force controls and regulates the airline industry.
Piñeyro, a former Argentine airline pilot, makes his case in the documentary using diagrams, 3D animations, interviews, hidden cameras in the control tower, and a few props. For example, at one point he spills out a bag of plastic airplanes and equates it to the number of planes the air force has lost due to negligence.
The film is heavily based on the Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553, better known as Austral 2553, was a domestic scheduled Posadas–Buenos Aires service operated with a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 that crashed on the lands of Estancia Magallanes, Nuevo Berlín, away from Fray Bentos, Uruguay, on . All 74 passengers and crew perished...
plane crash.
Enrique Piñeyro takes his camera, secretly, into the control tower of the Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Ministro Pistarini International Airport , more commonly known as Ezeiza International Airport owing to its location within the Ezeiza Partido in the Greater Buenos Aires, is an international airport located south-southwest of Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina...
also-known-as Ezeiza, the international airport at Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
Background
The basis of the documentary was Enrique Piñeyro's experiences in the Argentine aviation industry. Piñeyro was an airline pilot from 1988 to 1999, and resigned in June 1999.The documentary is not his first portraying the Argentine airline industry. In 2004 he wrote, directed, and produced Whisky Romeo Zulu
Whisky Romeo Zulu
Whisky Romeo Zulu is a 2005 Argentine drama film, directed by Enrique Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Emiliano Torres. Aqua Films' Verónica Cura was the executive producer and Enrique Piñeyro was the producer....
, a film that depicted the general corrosive deregulation, greedy cost-cutting corporations, and corrupt government officials, found in the Argentine airline industry.
External links
.- Fuerza aérea sociedad anónima at cinenacional.comCinenacional.comCinenacional.com is a web portal and web-based database about Argentine cinema.The site provides a vast array of information, including: films, television programs, directors, actors, cinematographers, film editors, production designers, and other production professions in Argentina...
. - Fuerza aérea sociedad anónima at Cineismo .
- Enrique Piñeyro interview. .