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International Festival of Audiovisual Programs
FIPA 2008 - Competitive selection Drama
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Franz Fuchs - Ein Patriot
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Franz Fuchs - Ein Patriot

Franz Fuchs - A Patriot

From 1993 to 1997, Franz Fuchs, who described himself as an "Austrian terrorist," rocked Austria by committing a series of letter bomb attacks, which killed four people and left 15 seriously injured. Ten years after his arrest, on October 1, 1997, the film looks back on the affair, raising questions which no one wanted to answer after Fuch's suicide in prison, in 2000. Divided into three parts and interweaving fictional reconstitutions and documentary techniques, the film begins with Fuch's preventive detention and the preparations for the trial, then moves on to the trial itself, before examining the consequences of the affair. The documentary sections deal with interviews with the victims, investigators, lawyers and journalists, as well as archive footage covering the period 1993-2000. The fictional scenes show us Franz Fuchs himself, the events following his arrest and detention, and his suicide.
Austria - 2007 - 1 h 30 mn - Digi Beta & Super 16 - Colour
Director
Elisabeth Scharang
Script
Elisabeth Scharang, Karl Goldblat
Camera
Helmut Wimmer
Sound
William Franck
Sets
Susanne Quendler
Costumes
Margit Salzinger
Editing
Alarich Lenz
Music
Naked Lunch
Cast
Karl Markovics, Stefan Puntigam, Hubert Kramar, Klaus Händl, Manfred Weissensteiner, Helge Stradner, Sebastian Pass

Production
Epo Film,
Edelsinnstrasse 58,
1120 Vienne, Autriche
Tél : +43 1812 3718
Fax : +43 1813 8773
E-mail : office@epofilm.com

Co-Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk

Sales
Epo Film,
Edelsinnstrasse 58,
1120 Vienne, Autriche
Tél : +43 1812 3718
Fax : +43 1813 8773
E-mail : office@epofilm.com