Die Chronomanen

The Chronomaniacs

Switzerland, March 2007
FILM, Fiction, 10 min.

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directed by
Karim Patwa
Written by
Karim Patwa
Status
In distribution

Mr. Frutiger, managing director of GTW, had a vision 25 years ago – and now the day of truth has finally arrived. At the appointed time, his dream will come true: a machine designed to serve globalization. While hectic prevails down in the assembly halls and a state of emergency rules among the hierarchies, Fredy, the timid trainee, stands at the heart of this chaos. He is cleaning the machine, under the rigorous scrutiny of his boss. But Fredy's thoughts are elsewhere. He is preoccupied with the fact that his girlfriend has threatened to leave him if he comes home late from work again. He cannot concentrate, the mishap with unfathomable consequences is inevitable. For some it is a fateful turn of providence, for others an embarrassing catastrophe on a global scale.

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World Premiere
March 2007
Original Version
Swiss-German,  colour, 35mm, 10 min.
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Samir, Tunje Berns
directed by
Karim Patwa
Written by
Karim Patwa
Cinemato­graphy
Gabriel Sandru
Editing
Stefan Kälin
Re-Recording Mix
Balz Bachmann
Music
Ilja Komarov, Trixa Arnold
Location Sound Mix
Patrick Storck
3D Animation
Noé Marti, Robert Müller
Lighting Design
Simon Schären
Costumes
Sabin Fleck

Cast

Janic Halioua
Joe Stefano
Ueli Jäggi
Cheryl Graf

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Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG

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