What would happen if you dug a tunnel straight through the center of the Earth to discover the land diametrically opposite of where you are? “Vivan Las Antipodas” answers that question for four of Earth’s antipodes: Entre Rios, Argentina, with Shanghai, China; Patagonia, Chile, with Lake Baikal, Russia; Big Island, Hawaii, with Kuba, Botswana; and Miraflores, Spain, with Castle Point, New Zealand. In this fascinating film, viewers are taken around the world to observe the differences and similarities of life in other cultures.

Though vastly different, each place is connected. The wonder of this connection is best expressed by brothers Abel and Orlando Perez of Entre Rios, Argentina, when they muse, “How mysterious, there’s another world down there. The world spins but they’re always below us.” Living busy lives and so often distracted by the bubble of our own surroundings, this thought-provoking travelogue offers a welcome humility with the reminder that our daily lives and cultures are merely one of many. In recognizing the many, we can better appreciate the one we possess.

With its eye-opening, realistic, and unassuming approach to answering the question, “What’s on the other side?” the Dove Foundation confidently awards “Vivan Las Antipodas” the “Family-Approved” Seal.