Very Bad Trip - a look at the Indonesia badminton scene (French subtitles)

**Winex West Can** · 03-02-2013, 12:01 PM

Not sure where to post this. Mods, please move as appropriate. Thanks.

http://www.canalplus.fr/c-sport/pid2...tml?vid=822873

A 20 minute segment done for French TV (thanks to Raphael S for sharing) about Indonesian badminton with a look at Taufik's house and the new arena.

***cobalt*** · 03-02-2013, 12:25 PM

Moved...

Many thanks for a great find, sir!

**george@chongwei** · 03-03-2013, 02:12 AM

Unfortunately it looks like it is not viewable in Malaysia? Hope to see it up on youtube soon.

**byakuugan** · 03-04-2013, 03:55 AM

I thought it's not viewable in Australia as well but then I found out that the video wouldn't play if you have plugin such as Adblock, Adblock Plus, etc on your browser.

**speedyambarish** · 03-05-2013, 12:26 PM

Yes, pause adblock and it works.

**shosasakigamba** · 03-05-2013, 01:31 PM

Fantastic vid, MTV cribs Taufik Hidayat anyone?

***kwun*** · 03-05-2013, 03:07 PM

so weird how they show all these kids and poor people playing in make shift mud and poor condition court and wearing broken shoes.

and then there is Taufik with his Ferrari and lavish home.

**fauci** · 03-05-2013, 03:09 PM

i wish i understood a little bit of French

**byakuugan** · 03-06-2013, 03:09 AM

Originally Posted by kwun

so weird how they show all these kids and poor people playing in make shift mud and poor condition court and wearing broken shoes.

and then there is Taufik with his Ferrari and lavish home.

Yeah, abit contrast there. Probably they were trying to tell how Badminton is being played pretty much by all kinds of people in Indonesia regardless of wealth or status which is true in my experience.
But then, I didn't understand any French at all. Only understood the Indonesian being spoken by the players.

**victorgabriel1** · 03-26-2013, 11:52 AM

Hey if you guys want any part of this translated into english let me know!

***cobalt*** · 03-26-2013, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by victorgabriel1

Hey if you guys want any part of this translated into english let me know!

Yes, please! Thanks for offering! If possible, the entire video!

**victorgabriel1** · 03-26-2013, 01:39 PM

I knew youd say that...so I started LOL. ANyways im in my midterms atm so ill do that next week end

***cobalt*** · 03-26-2013, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by victorgabriel1

I knew youd say that...so I started LOL. ANyways im in my midterms atm so ill do that next week end

Thanks very, very much! Good luck with the cramming...

**george@chongwei** · 04-07-2013, 09:27 AM

BTW, the title may be misleading to many out there in my opinion

**rpbar4** · 04-18-2013, 11:15 PM

The documentary shows that badminton is more than simply a sport, more than a national sport. It's a way of life. They showed the badminton school in Gresik (if i remember correctly) to show the French public that badminton is part of everybody's life in Indonesia. Same with the poor guys playing on this makeshift court in the kampung.
Then, the doc ends with video interviews of Taufik Hidayat, Sony Kuncoro and Simon Santoso. The interviews with Kuncoro and Santoso emphasised the fact that players are not allowed to leave the training centre without permission, and the players said that the rule is fair to them...

Bear in mind that the French general public (not badminton fans) is not very much aware of what badminton is. This TV show has a growing reputation for broadcasting great quality documentaries on sports, and sportsmen.

It's a great thing to watch this programme on the most popular private TV channel in France.

***cobalt*** · 04-19-2013, 12:28 AM

[QUOTE=victorgabriel1;2062635]I knew youd say that...so I started LOL. ANyways im in my midterms atm so ill do that next week end[/QUOTE @victorgabriel1 we are waiting!!!

Please!