Vlogger (film)

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Vlogger
Vlogger 2011 Movie Poster.jpg
Directed byRicard Gras
Written byRicard Gras
Produced byDavid Matamoros
StarringIrina Sanjeevan
Eduard Alejandre
Nico Baixas
Roger Batalla
CinematographyRicard Gras
Kim Gázquez
Edited byJordi López
Bernat Udina
Music byÓscar Kaiser
Production
company
Distributed by TrustNordisk
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
Running time
63 minutes
CountrySpain
Language Catalan
Budget 300,000

Vlogger is a 2011 Catalan-language Spanish political thriller film written and directed by Ricard Gras in his directorial debut. It stars Irina Sanjeevan as a computer specialist who enters the virtual world of her brother's favourite game, Second Life , in order to find him and prevent his planned suicide bombing.

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Produced by Zentropa Spain on a budget of 300,000, the film features heavy use of machinima and was distributed internationally by TrustNordisk.

Plot

Pakistani computer specialist Tania works in Barcelona, where she learns that her missing twin brother has returned to playing the video game Second Life . She soon discovers that he has been recruited into a terrorist group and plans to become a suicide bomber; with just six days left before his terrorist mission, Tania begins exploring the virtual world of Second Life using an avatar in order to find him and prevent the bombing. [1]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Zentropa Spain on a budget of 300,000. [2] It combines animated footage shot inside a virtual world with live footage from webcams, featuring a strong transmedia element. [3] Funding was possible due to winning an ICAA New Media Fund 2010 Competition. It was the debut film of Catalan filmmaker Ricard Gras. [4]

Release

Vlogger premiered at the 2011 Sitges Film Festival. [1] [5] International distribution was handled by TrustNordisk. [4]

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