Riding the Well of Death: Inside a Dangerous Carnival Stunt | Short Film Showcase

Maut ka kuan-Well of Death-is a carnival stunt that involves cars, motorcycles, brave drivers, speed, and precision. Inside a wooden barrel, drivers defy gravity using friction and centrifugal force while the crowd looks on from above. Riding at a 90-degree incline, the men rely on engine power to perform, while the lights and noise complete the experience for the audience. It's not hard to believe that it's a popular attraction. Director Erik Morales of the filmmaking collective Canada traveled to northern India to document the "ordinary guys who risk it all to do extraordinary things."
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[@Name-nw9uj]

the more I look the more the entire country of India just looks like a GTA game

[@finn_gmias]

far cry

[@udhaysharma4754]

😂 i know but India is a very good country only because of some idiots , criminals people think that we are bad and dont trust media they only love slums and shows that

[@nathanvarghese.]

I am an Indian and you know what...all these films,documentaries etc always show the cultural , rural , slums of India....Yes the rural areas are obviously much more interesting , but do not think that the entirety of India is like that..The urban India is just like any metropolitan city in the U.S.

[@dog8958]

I lived in a city of 2 million people in Gujarat. People just live a life that is hard an that makes India a place that outsiders find intriguing it’s a nice place with a different culture.

[@RaikageSama]

Atleast we don't do school shootings

[@haitchuh]

Riders of the Well of Death: The ultimate big dawgs, mastering gravity with every daring spin!

[@finnhenderson3909]

The truth is most of these guys don't even get paid enough for risking their lives 🥺

[@haknys]

I really love how this was put together. Great filming, editing and music choice. :)

[@marcyohan6496]

This was not edited

[@cortezyus9154]

Epic Grinder Gamer it would have to be? they’re not just gonna put together all the footage

[@rongpisingh3116]

@@marcyohan6496 you're right 👍

[@mog7293]

@@marcyohan6496 He's not talking about the stunts, it's about the presentation of the whole video

[@Noviceguitardude]

"There is no risk". Says the guy in the suit, backed by an armed guard.

[@musicbgm4919]

He's not armed guard he is shopkeeper of balloon fire and in his hands Balloon shooting gun (if u shoot balloon u get reward)

[@sgcinematicfootball009]

@@musicbgm4919 Exactly 😂😂😂

[@thetilakdhari5309]

@@musicbgm4919 No that's a real gun 315 modified

[@dhairya8238]

that's a cork gun used for carnival games lol

[@naoremjaya667]

Who came here after Big Dwag by Hanumankind?

[@anklescooter]

Everyone

[@stormerthe2nd]

I'm from India I remember the First time I saw this , it was fascinating, Courageous and also the last time I saw it

[@DEVILHARSHA]

Same, saw it once, thought we don't need this stunts where there is no safety for these riders, was my last

[@MrAlister10]

thats absolutely crazy, no hands in the well with a car! next level bro

[@r3dp1ll]

awesome ! these guys should be sponsored by Red Bull

[@myfather241]

Indian people risk taking .

[@jackpotgamer2671]

India is not for beginners

[@rickybobby9244]

No helmet, these guys don't give a damn

[@andretsang7337]

I doubt any helmets gonna protect you from an accident in this environment.

[@__ian94__]

8:30 looks like he's hugging that gun.

[@yescontent1637]

Ian N 😂😂😂

[@28th_St_Air]

circus owner is a lives like a king, while his employees risk their lives and live in the dirt. that's just messed up.

[@ThatGuyLeo76]

Welcome to the world

[@yaylah7314]

have you seen how the bankers (loansharks) who lends you money lives while you are slaving for breadcrumps over your job?

[@BadmanPictures]

shh, dont let the walmart employees find out they are wage slaves either

[@TalpaTulpa]

@@BadmanPicturesat least they are alive wage slaves

[@SwarajSahu]

that applies in all corp world. McD owner lives like a kind but the receptionist in McD counter...

[@AakashKalaria]

This is well made film.

[@MrAgentTurner]

not really. Took forever to actually see what it is they do.

[@CraigChristism]

is that the circus owners security guard standing behind home with a pellet gun? lmao what's he gonna do with that

[@bimalhessa7677]

No, that is a custom built gun.

[@samy6833]

Its a pellet gun

[@nikhil7474]

It's a real customized gun

[@smr7783]

I love the intro and the analogy between the spinning clay and the vehicles, trop bien production 👌🏻

[@swapnilnarendra]

No matter which Well of Death you will see in India, you will always have Maruti cars in them. If thats not a testament to the Indian Automobile Engineering, I dont know what is.

[@curiousspectator2025]

One word: WILD!

[@andreamoretti6760]

This is the most psychedelic thing I ever seen! 😮

[@sap3752]

This is RIDICULOUS!😱

[@crazymudman123]

What a beautiful movie. Thank you for making this.

[@RajuSingh-fx9lh]

People who think just knowing gravity centridugal force etc makes it easy must go and try it firsthand

[@melhawk6284]

I would TRY it, after a LOT OF training, but i would need something like a Quadrunner i think.... Probably one tuned to race. And i doubt a 4 stroke would be quick enough!

[@parvwastaken]

Big stepper underground methods

[@mohanasundaram3106]

True athletes of death Wall they are incomparable to any other gymnastics acts of Olympics risking their lives for there daily bread. Indian people have lots of potential but not used effectively.

[@pulkitsingh4580]

So true

[@shubhamkumar-sw5yz]

I m crying bro...😥😍❤️🇮🇳 This is my india... They are our Heroes...💪

[@epicreactions5787]

Aise kya hai isme jo tum ro parey ..over acting

[@henrykrinkle8286]

Hanumankind Big Dawgs brought me here

[@alistairerayg3203]

got to see this act in person, it was entertaining. :)

[@cxssetteman182]

Those cars make less than 50 horsepower btw.

[@_kartik_chauhan]

They are light weight and old for a purpose

[@molliarti]

I was remember the film: MAD MAX Beyond the dome of the thunder. Incredible and wonderful video thanks¡

[@deepaulstudio9048]

I have seen Well of Death as a kid, rewatching now brings back those memories! Well shot film, kudos to the Nat Geo team 🙂

[@nikolaskurnia7404]

they're damn good at making videos...

[@charmelink]

This looks like a sport straight out of MAD MAX in which he would have to compete for his life

[@sayanbhattacharjee6194]

They don't like the job that much. That's why they are saying about fear and death so much

[@satiricalsaint3585]

That's the real DOM & BRIAN for me

[@Dontbeweakvato]

you should do longer videos like this and this was a really cool video... in India about the Wall of Death

[@onigbajamo]

An accident here would be ghastly.

[@gambucino1260]

wow that was pretty

[@arraneon7982]

Gods will, physics, math.

[@emmanuelvideo]

and huge balls

[@diptanshushresth6849]

The best place to understand your struggle in life is much much lesser...as compared to others. Be thankful to God for what you have. Peace✌️☮️

[@45bittu]

Modern day Gladiators💪

[@temiolego]

The sickest Instagram clip brought me here

[@Shahrukh_Husain]

I met one of these guys in the Aligarh Exhibition 🔥

[@southlondon86]

ABSOLUTELY. FUCKING. AWESOME. Just watching this you can tell how liberating it must feel. Very well done to the filmmakers!

[@Shamoun2]

I have actully been there before!

[@JungleJetGuy]

Amazing cinematography! What a fantastic movie!

[@ASIRider]

Respect!!!!!!

[@Dontbeweakvato]

cool. BTW what's with the gangster with the rifle?

[@amazingworld6007]

This is a gyroscopic effect enabling them to stay horizontally against gravity

[@loremipsum7513]

Centrifuge?

[@zlhlmhmmd]

k

[@amazingworld6007]

***** Gyroscope - this is any object rotating with a certain speed inside of a gravitational force. It does not matter, whether this is a wheel of a bicycle or rotor of the boat engine (plane)

[@amazingworld6007]

***** Of course it plays a huge role. The shaking of a ship significantly decreases when engine is on. The same effect in helicopters and planes.

[@kuldeeprajhans2353]

Amazing World here nothing is rotating its all related to centripetel and the force acting against it ie centifugal force...

[@Peacefulsoul950]

And people are saying that fast and furious ain’t real 😒😂

[@nicholassoodeen7452]

that's amazing

[@sweetprayersong9454]

Such a good movie 🎥

[@420JackG]

Is the boss trying to look cartoonishly evil?

[@Vasi-A92]

Look like kingpin

[@shivamanand3686]

😂😂😂

[@shivamanand3686]

He looks 100 percent a villain who don't care about anyone for money.

[@michaelnguyen-mb3qf]

Awesome video should have alot more views I really enjoyed it

[@martinistse]

insane daredevils

[@braunarsch]

if this is a traveling circus, imagine if they got enough funds to travel abroad and do shows? 😃

[@nancygonzalez190]

Love the edition and music

[@vlexpinto]

Does anyone know what music is being played at the end of the film?

[@shivamanand3686]

Zindagi imteha leti h

[@troofball4]

Insane

[@sumairalipathan5911]

Unbelievable!

[@LJG907]

Thank you

[@jaxx7105]

Gets started at 11:00

[@rameshchandwani2621]

award

[@just-a-harmless-potato]

3:28 what ? you came to my city fair and I get to know about this now

[@prayanjaltomar752]

They use their big titanium balls to balance those bikes in there

[@anto11abraham9]

The brilliance of motion picture

[@tomaslampt]

are they crazy?

[@cloroxbleach5159]

They need to feed their families

[@naraindassmittal5747]

No, poor

[@mayankrathi505]

hats off to them..

[@baishyavlogs2874]

Salute to all kalakarss

[@michaelnguyen-mb3qf]

Love it

[@samellis8695]

Add fire

[@adamlotts3177]

Amazing

[@albertalvarez6755]

Its all fun and games until somebody forgets to put gas

[@Theboss894]

Every nationality have crazy ahh stunt

[@askme644]

After Hanumankind big dawgs

[@sweetd097]

Cooooolllll

[@TwistMotionless666]

Ok but what's with the gun? lmao

[@NoName-cb6cg]

how am i just now seeing this in 2020

[@4lines593]

What camera was used for this?

[@nteihwang6451]

I really don't understand how they are riding 😢😢it's beyond my understanding

[@ethansalvadore7189]

“Hello everyone, this is your daily dose of internet.”

[@editingduniya3957]

Nice video, main bhi maut ka kua main kam karta tha, ab nahi karti

[@TrustFire1]

How Im I just finding this

[@sandrogabiskiria4624]

music --> 9:40 plz plz

[@shivamanand3686]

Zindagi imteha leti h

[@health.is.wealth.]

Абсолютно охуенно! Хочется увидеть эту крутоту в живую!

[@football_broz]

приезжай в Индию

[@melhawk6284]

Its amazing! You can FEEL the vibrations in the air from the motors! Be prepared, its LOUD!

[@mohitbhatt2095]

Is this directed by Anurag Kashyap?

[@jeetain6933]

Yr ya rona wala gana mt lagaya kro back ground ma dr lgta hai punjabi lagaya kro confidence bdta hai

[@utkarshchavan1283]

I came here from circular motion chapter

[@skooubydoo]

Get rid of the dude with the suit and his boyfriend with the gun, and your lives will change for the better, i can tell hes a bully. Start a gofundme for financial help just to get the ball rolling

[@mulukbasumatary6443]

Ang you westerns talk about Naskar 😂

[@SubSea_]

Shouldn't it be called a "WALL" of death its dose not look like a well to me wells are narrow.

[@hermanheliste939]

ok

[@dwightvanloo5505]

Ww. can not to do so that your information and the rest is a year of my favorite songs

[@shivamanand3686]

Zindagi imteha leti h

[@MaxFung]

too much slow mo, very slow paced

[@julianpuerto5403]

does anyone know the song name at 7:47 ? if so please let me know

[@lordvivek]

Zindagi Imtehaan Leti hai from movie Naseeb

[@just-a-harmless-potato]

zindagi imtehan leti hai ( translates to life takes exam)

[@matisimonmusee5473]

Achieving orbit

[@shinchan-pd1kp]

Big dawgs

[@moahmadali4403]

moat ka kuawa

[@cptobvious64]

your stomach hurts, you need to poo. but i wont let you near the loo

[@happythawait9789]

Music -???

[@shivamanand3686]

Zindagi imteha leti h

[@whateversuitsyou8840]

What is the physics behind this? I know it's centrifugal force, but what about gravity, normal force?

[@whateversuitsyou8840]

Gravity pulls the car down, while resistance between wheels and wall keep it up. Ladder force is caused by normal force (in this case centrifugal force) and the friction coefficient. Once the speed and therefore the centrifugal force respectively the normal force is big enough to be bigger or equal to the gravitational force, the car stays up

[@whateversuitsyou8840]

Well, I found out the answer afterwards and don't try talking about comments making any sense when you're comment is absolutely unnecessary. Also it's the right explanation. If you think it doesn't make any sense then you probably just don't have a clue

[@rishab5293]

Centrifugal force and frictional force.

[@swastikadas3104]

Mostly the friction helps

[@awesomearm11]

who is here after drinking enough to get some fuxking real motivation in life..