MOVIES - EXPERIMENTAL
KARIM PATWA'S SPACESHIP
by Karim Patwa
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Karim (Matthias Fankhauser) is sure to be of extraterrestrial origin, an idea his mother dismisses as mere fantasy. Instead, and as a sign of his family's earthly origin, she assertively hands him a bottle of lemonade named «Vimto», a brand the Patwa family themselves had been brewing during the fifties. All of a sudden, when Karim tries the lemonade, hiccups make him shrink to the size of a needle head. In a state of confusion, he gets into the huge lemonade bottle, seeking refuge of the new colossal dangers outside. But the bottle turns out to be an amazing spaceship abducting him into Patwa Galaxy where his relatives get in touch with him. Karim is accompanied by a robot, Altair, his alter ego, who is meant to stand by him during his dangerous journey. But before Karim may get to know the secret curry recipe of his ancestors or the real history of Vimto lemonade, he has to master many dangerous adventures. Karim's search for his origin becomes an odyssey through Patwa Galaxy.
Credits
Year: 2004
Country: CH
Running Time: 60 Min.
Director: Karim Patwa
Author: Karim Patwa
Producer: Dschoint Ventschr
Executive Producer: Samir
Camera: Dominique Margot
Editor: Arne Hector
Sound: Arne Hector
Music: Jonas Cslovjescek
Gaffer: Ernst Brunner
Costumes: Stefan Steiner
Make-up: Antje Gühne
Set Designer: Cesar Balmer
Production Manager: Valentin Greutert
Cast: Matthias Fankhauser
Festivals 10th Neuchatel Int. Fantastic Film Festival, 2010
International Film Festival Singapore, 2005
Solothurner Filmtage, 2005
Alpe Adria Cinema Film Triest, 2005
57. Festival Internazionale del film Locarno, 2014