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Official Selection - Out of Competition · 47th Edition

The Loneliest Man in Town

THE LONELIEST MAN IN TOWN

Director

Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel

Country

Austria

Runtime

1 h 26 min

Language

German

Premiere

Egyptian Premiere

Synopsis

Blues musician Al Cook lives alone in a room overflowing with memories while the world outside moves on without him. When his building is slated for demolition, a long-forgotten dream suddenly rises from the ruins of his fragile existence.

Cast

Alois Koch, Brigitte Meduna, Alfred Blechinger, Flurina Schneider

Screenplay

Tizza Covi

Producers

Vento Film

About the Director

Filmmakers born in Bolzano and Vienna, respectively, in 1971. Both studied photography in Vienna. Since 1996, they have collaborated on films, theatre, and photography, founding their production company, Vento Film, in 2002.

Screenings

Tue 17 Nov · 18:30 – 19:55 Opera House - Hanager Theatre
Wed 18 Nov · 14:00 – 15:25 Zamalek Cinema 1