Fabricated Realities
Director- Baran bo Odar
2014, Colour, 106 minutes
Benjamin is invisible. A nobody. But this changes abruptly when he suddenly meets the charismatic Max. On the outside, they couldn’t be more different, but they share a common interest: hacking into other people’s computers. And so, they start playing with fire. And it goes without saying that fire can burn.
Baran bo Odar, born April 18, 1978 in Olten, Switzerland, completed a diploma course at the Hochschule für Fernsehen & Film in Munich from 1998 to 2005, followed by a one-year master's course in the Advertising and Image Film Masterclass, also at the HFF. In 2003 Odar participates in the Berlinale Talent Campus, two years later his short film "Quietsch" is screened at the 55th Berlinale, which subsequently wins awards at several international festivals. His 60-minute HFF graduation film "Unter der Sonne" (Under the Sun) is shown at over 40 international festivals and receives the Camera Award at the American Slamdance Festival 2006.
Baran bo Odar won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Director for his hacker thriller "Who Am I - Kein System ist sicher" (2014), which was also an unexpected success at the box office. He and Jantje Friese were nominated for the 2015 German Film Award for the screenplay.
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The series is titled ‘FABRICATED REALITIES’ and addresses current discussions in today's world of media - from cyber-bullying, digitalization and fake news to social media and its effects.
‘FABRICATAED REALITIES’ is a series of feature films and documentaries dealing with digitization, (social) media, their opportunities and downsides, and the relationship between people and technology.
The film is available for viewing at
Goethe on Demand — Southeast Asia - Home till the end of the month.
For age group 18 years and above.
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