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And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2023-06-01

Runtime: 88 mins

Director: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

Writer: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

Spoken language: Deutsch, Français, svenska, English, العربية

Genres: Documentary

Original title: And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

Production Companies: Plattform Produktion, Bullitt Film, Film i Väst, SVT

Production Countries: Denmark, Sweden

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