About a Hero

27th TIDF: Greek Premiere

“A computer will not make a film as good as mine in 4,500 years” (Werner Herzog): After a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Werner Herzog travels to Getunkirchenburg to investigate his perplexing death. But Herzog, our narrator, is not who he seems, and the film is not what we expect… About a Hero is an adaptation of a script written by an AI trained on Herzog’s body of work. The fictional narrative it produced, ironically self-reflective, is intertwined with a series of interviews with artists, philosophers, and scientists reflecting on the notion of originality, authenticity, immortality, and the soul in the age of AI.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Piotr Winiewicz

Cinematography: Emil Aagaard

Editing: Michael Aagelund, Julius Krebs Damsbo

Sound: Peter Storm Wich

Music: Lasse Aagaard

Actors: Vicky Krieps, Stephen Fry

Production: Tambo Film, Pressman Film

Producers: Mads Damsbo, Rikke Tambo Andersen, Sam Pressman

Co-production: Cineteam Hannover

Production Design: Emilia Bongilaj

Executive producer: Edward R. Pressman, Peter Hyldahl, Sven Junker, Alexander Kiehn, Jan Philip Lange, Micha Bojanowski, Trey Terpeluk, Doug Scott, Hicham Oudghiri, Aelfie Oudghiri

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Denmark, Germany, USA

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 85'

Contact: The Festival Agency