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Das Maddock Manifest

by Dimitri Stapfer

It all begins in an empty theatre. In search of a manuscript that is supposed to change the world, Ben embarks on an odyssey.

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DATA SHEET
Orginal title:
Das Maddock Manifest
Year:
2022
Length (min.):
82'
Original language:
German, English
Subtitles:
German, French, English
International Title:
Das Maddock Manifesto
Production:
Co-Producers:
SRG, SSR
Worlds sales:
Distributors:
With the support of:
  • Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK), SOkultur, Stadt Zürich Kultur, Burgergemeinde Bern
Facts & Figures:
World premiere in Solothurn at Solothurner Filmtage 2022 on January 21, 2022
Festivals
(selection):
  • 57. Solothurner Filmtage 2022
Official website:
SYNOPSIS

It all begins in an empty theatre. In search of a manuscript that is supposed to change the world, Ben embarks on an odyssey. He encounters a flying fish, a telephone without a dial, an oracle called Enigma and a mystical canine figure in a deserted mountain landscape – reality and desires become inextricably intertwined on his visually stunning journey.



LOCATION
Vallemaggia
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CAST & CREW
Direction:
Dimitri Stapfer
Film script:
Benjamin Burger
Cast:
Benjamin Burger, Clarisse Mialet
Director of photography:
Simon Bitterli
Scenography:
Alex Capaul, Ayesha Schnell
Costumes:
Ayesha Schnell, Alex Capaul
Sound:
Nadine Häusler
Editing:
Wolfgang Weigl
Sound editing:
Peter von Siebenthal
Music:
Hans Flimmer (David Jegerlehner)
Producers:
David Fonjallaz, Louis Mataré
HIGHLIGHTS

The film was shot at the Sambuco dam in Val Lavizzara.

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