monochrom and Traum & Wahnsinn present "Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl".
>>A long time ago, the so-called "Google Wars" engulfed the whole world in a deadly chain reaction. Civilization came to a grinding halt. But there is still hope. This is the story of a new beginning...<<
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monochrom.at/gstettensaga (includes festivals, screenings, reviews)
imdb.com/title/tt3296276/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Gstettensaga:_The_Rise_of_Echsenfriedl
The growing tension between the last two remaining superpowers - China and Google - escalates in the early 21st century, and results in the global inferno of the "Google Wars". But the years go by, radioactive dust settles on old battlegrounds, and a New World rises from the ashes of the old.
Fratt Aigner, a seedy journalist, and Alalia Grundschober, a nerdy technician, live and work in Mega City Schwechat: the biggest semi-urban sprawl in the foothills of what remained of the Alps. Newspaper mogul Thurnher von Pjölk assigns them a special task: to venture into the boondocks of the Gstetten and find the legendary Echsenfriedl. It is the beginning of a journey full of dangers, creatures and precarious working conditions...
A no-budget extravaganza, directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner and starring Sophia Grabner, Lukas Tagwerker and Jeff Ricketts. Running time: 72 minutes. Languages: English and German (with subtitles).
The film was co-produced by art tech group monochrom and the media collective Traum & Wahnsinn, and created for the Austrian television channel ORF III.
