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MASTER SCORE 69.7 / 100
2023·Documentary·1h 28m

FANTASTIC MACHINE

From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.

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Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck·DirectorMaximilien Van Aertryck·WriterAxel Danielson·WriterAxel Danielson·Director of PhotographyAnne Gry Kristiansen·Sound Re-Recording MixerMikel Cee Karlsson·Editor
Cast
Maximilien Van Aertryck·Narrator (voice)Chris Anderson·Self (archive footage)Joe Biden·Self (archive footage)Tom Brokaw·Self (archive footage)Belle Delphine·Self (archive footage)Park Dietz·Self (archive footage)Adolf Hitler·Self (archive footage)Kim Jong-un·Self (archive footage)Xi Jinping·Self (archive footage)Reed Hastings·Self (archive footage)
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 2
Axel Danielson·DirectorMaximilien Van Aertryck·Director
Writing· 2
Maximilien Van Aertryck·WriterAxel Danielson·Writer
Camera· 4
Axel Danielson·Director of PhotographyMaximilien Van Aertryck·Director of PhotographyAxel Danielson·Additional PhotographyMaximilien Van Aertryck·Additional Photography
Editing· 4
Mikel Cee Karlsson·EditorMaximilien Van Aertryck·EditorAxel Danielson·EditorPeter Toggeth Karlsson·Colorist
Sound & Music· 7
Anne Gry Kristiansen·Sound Re-Recording MixerAnne Gry Friis Kristensen·Sound MixerLi Stanley·Music SupervisorRasmus Thord·Music SupervisorAnne Gry Kristiansen·Sound DesignerJesper Miller·Sound Technical SupervisorFabrice Allain·Sound Technical Supervisor
Art & Design· 1
Lukas Möllersten·Graphic Designer
Production· 7
Axel Danielson·ProducerMaximilien Van Aertryck·ProducerErik Hemmendorff·Executive ProducerRuben Östlund·Executive ProducerLudwig Källén·Post Production CoordinatorRikke Tambo Andersen·Associate ProducerVibeke Vogel·Co-Producer
Other Departments· 2
Kalle Boman·Creative ConsultantPeter Toggeth Karlsson·VFX Artist
By the Numbers
69.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$912
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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