Ein Hologramm für den König
A Hologram for the King
As a result of the banking crisis, the company of Alan Clay, an American man in his fifties, is about to go bankrupt. As a last resort, the old-fashioned businessman accepts the offer of an aspiring IT company, to go on a job to Saudi Arabia. There, in the middle of the desert, a business metropolis named 'King Abdullah Economic City' is about to be built. Clay's mission is to use this opportunity to present an innovative holographic communication technology to the king. But once Clay arrives, it becomes uncertain whether the king will receive him at all. This uncertainty, as well as the enormous heat and the dusty climate, is tugging at Clay's nerves. In addition, the shoddy building site of the pompously announced retort city does not look very promising. During the days of waiting, Clay befriends his personal driver. Through him he gets to know the Arab country in unexpected, equally fascinating and confusing ways.
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Alan Clay
- Yousef
- Dr. Zahra Hakem
- Hanne
- Ron Clay
- Dave
- Karim Al-Ahmad
- Rachel
- Brad
- Cayley
Production company
Alle Credits
Director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
based on
Director of photography
Visual effects
Still photography
Production design
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound design
Sound
Audio mixing
Casting
Music
Cast
- Alan Clay
- Yousef
- Dr. Zahra Hakem
- Hanne
- Ron Clay
- Dave
- Karim Al-Ahmad
- Rachel
- Brad
- Cayley
- Joe Trivoli
- Maha
- Housekeeper
- Alans Kollege
- Junger Ron
- Party Man
Production company
in co-production with
in association with
Co-Producer
Executive producer
Line producer
Unit production manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- März 2014 - 05.06.2014: Marokko, Westsahara, Berlin, Brandenbug, Dschidda, Saudi Arabien
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.03.2016, 158467, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (US): 20.04.2016, New York, Tribeca Film Festival;
Kinostart (DE): 28.04.2016
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Ein Hologramm für den König
- Weiterer Titel (US) A Hologram for the King
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.03.2016, 158467, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (US): 20.04.2016, New York, Tribeca Film Festival;
Kinostart (DE): 28.04.2016
Awards
- Lola, Beste Tongestaltung
- Lola, Bester Schnitt