Archive of films Game Over / Game Over

Spain / Germany
2015, 78 min

Section: Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 2015

Djalal has loved weapons since before he could walk. But success in the virtual world, where thousands of followers watch his videos, is not enough – so he heads to Afghanistan as a sniper. Unfortunately, actual war is a dull business that drags on endlessly. Will the young man, who is still searching for his place in the real world, realize that the game is over and that it’s time to grow up?


Synopsis

Djalal, a young man of Catalan-Iranian origin, began playing war games before he could walk. Growing up as an only child, his adoring parents spoiled him, indulging his every whim. But child’s play gradually turned into an obsession involving endless purchases of exact replicas of weapons and real military equipment. As a teenager Djalal becomes fully absorbed in his passion, soon adopting the online alter ego of Lord_Sex. But not even his extensive fan base can assuage his desire to get a real taste of war; in the end he joins the army on a mission to Afghanistan. Playing war, however, is always more vivid, thrilling, and in every way more attractive than the sluggish pace of actual war. And so, full of bitter disillusionment, the young man returns home where his divorcing parents have been waylaid by the financial crisis.… Will Djalal realize that the game is over and that it’s time to put his virtual identity to rest? Will he grow up and find his place in the real world?

Martin Horyna

About the director

Alba Sotorra

Alba Sotorra (b. 1980, Barcelona) lives in Berlin where she focuses on film direction and video art. Her work treats common social topics such as the position of women in Muslim society, motherhood, popular culture, capitalism, warmongering, and climate change. She finds those aspects that create a certain amount of controversy, seeking to reflect on them from a gender perspective. With the help of her writer-director documentaries, audiovisual installations, and works distributed online, she attempts to open up an arena for viewing the world as a place in which society continuously confronts unexpected changes. She has directed the medium-length movies Unveiled Views (Miradas desveladas, 2008) and Qatar: The Race (2011); Game Over is her feature-length documentary debut. At present Sotorra is working on The Earth Masters, which investigates the field of climate engineering.

Contacts

Gaia Audiovisuals S.L.
Museo 6, pta 3., 46003, Valencia
Spain
Tel: +34 963 912 773, +34 607 302 403
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.gaiaaudiovisuals.com

Visible Film
, , Brussels
Belgium
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.visiblefilm.com

About the film

Color, DCP
International premiere

Section: Documentary Films - Competition
   
Director: Alba Sotorra
Screenplay: Isa Campo
Dir. of Photography: Jimmy Gimferrer
Music: Michael Fakesch
Editor: Cristóbal Fernández
Producer: Carles Pastor, Marta Figueras, Dirk Manthey
Production: Gaia Audiovisuals S.L., Promarfi Futuro 2010 S.L., Dirk Manthey Film
Coproduction: Loto Films S.L., Televisió de Catalunya, Televisión Española
Sales: Visible Film
Contact: Gaia Audiovisuals S.L.
   
www: www.gameoverfilm.com

Guests

Carles Pastor

Producer

Alba Sotorra

Film Director


Marta Figueras

Producer

Dirk Manthey

Producer


Andrea Prenghyová

Film Institution Rep.

Hana Gomoláková

Film Institution Rep.


YouTube

© 2024 FILM SERVIS FESTIVAL KARLOVY VARY, a.s. [email protected] +420 221 411 011 All contacts

AccommodationsAccommodations Festival Pass, tickets, reservationsFestival Pass, tickets
HistoryHistory ContactsContacts
Archive of filmsArchive of films KVIFF TalksKVIFF Talks
Industry Days Programme 2021Industry Days Programme KVIFF Eastern PromisesKVIFF Eastern Promises
VideogalleryVideogallery PhotogalleryPhotogallery
ContactsContacts Posters of the 57th KV IFFPosters of the 57th KV IFF
HistoryHistory Festival GuideFestival Guide