Plot Summary

Composer and filmmaker Christian von Borries' new film Desert of the real visits these contemporary wastelands. In a rich collage of acted scenes and documentary footage, he extends the metaphor of the wasteland to today's medial reality. At the heart of so many holographic simulations and replicas, in a world custom-made for selfie and instagram tweets, he reveals emptiness and potential violence. (David Riff) The only way to trace the distinction between the semblance and the Real is, precisely, to STAGE it in a fake spectacle.

Movie Details

Original Title
Desert of the Real
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Valeria Lukyanova as

Valeria Lukyanova

James N. Kienitz Wilkins as

James N. Kienitz Wilkins

Eugenia Cooney as

Eugenia Cooney

Essena O'Neill as

Essena O'Neill

Nastya Zhidkova as

Nastya Zhidkova

Jülide Bozdoga as

Jülide Bozdoga

Frank Geier as

Frank Geier

Isabella Hunstiger as

Isabella Hunstiger

Damia Kleemeyer as

Damia Kleemeyer

Johanna Malecki as

Johanna Malecki

Luisa Tarazchorus as

Luisa Tarazchorus

Katrin Thiemer as

Katrin Thiemer

Production Companies

Masse und Macht
Akademie der Künste der Welt