Last Days Of The Man Of Tomorrow
Germany, Lebanon I 2017 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 30 min
A young filmmaker investigates the legend of Manivelle, an automaton gifted to Lebanon in 1945 that still haunts an abandoned mansion in Beirut. After being coaxed back out into the limelight, the people who knew him to come forward to speak their mind, and the myth that Manivelle has constructed around himself begins to unravel.
CAST & CREDITS
Director: Fadi Baki
Writer: Fadi Baki
Cast: Jannick Miklitz, Tony Harouni, Romy Melhem, Houssam Sabbah
DOP: Tobias von dem Borne
Producer: Bernadette Klausberger, Niklas Hlawatsch, Jinane Dagher, Sabine Sidawi