Half World

Halbe Welt

In an undefined future, sun rays have become so lethal that human societies are active only during nighttime, as daylight is deemed forbidden. A gigantic corporation, called “The Whites,” has seized absolute power, owning the monopoly of past images, destined for the privileged. “The Blacks,” a guerilla group, question their omnipotence, fighting (almost literally) for a place in the sun. A gritty low-budget dystopia, set against a drab industrial backdrop that utters a cry of despair for Earth’s plundering.

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Direction: Florian Flicker
Script: Florian Flicker, Michael Sturminger, Andreas Niedermann
Cinematography: Jerzy Palacz
Editing: Bernhard Weirather
Sound: Bernhard Weirather
Music: Andi Haller
Actors: Rainer Egger, Dani Levy, Maria Schrader, Mercedes Echerer, Goran Rebic, Proschat Madani, Michael Kreihsl, Cornelia Lippert, Allen Browne, Clemens Galen, Karl Markovics
Production: Allegro Film
Producers: Helmut Grasser
Sets: Andreas Donhauser, Renate Martin
Format: DVD
Color: Color
Production Country: Austria
Production Year: 1993
Duration: 81'
Contact: Allegro Film
Awards/Distinctions: Special Jury Prize –Geradmer Fantasy Film Festival 1994, Coup de Coeur of the Young Audience Jury - Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films 1994

Florian Flicker

Florian Flicker was born in 1965 in Salzburg, Austria. In 1989, he founded the group “Pension Export” and developed numerous audiovisual projects where cinema, multimedia, music, video installations, and live performances were combined. His work began in experimental film and expanded in cinema. In addition, he worked as a documentary filmmaker and at the theater, wrote a radio play and taught at the Vienna Film Academy. He died of cancer in 2014.

Filmography

1989 Das Attentat - Denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun sollen |The Assault - They Didn't Know What to Do
1993 Halbe Welt | Half the World
1998 Suzie Washington
2000 Der Überfall | Holdup
2006 No name city (doc)
2012 Grenzgänger |Crossing boundaries