Documentary
New Talent

The Last Days of Mankind

Has the Third World War already begun?
A cinematic essay inspired by Karl Kraus’ prophetic anti-war play THE LAST DAYS OF MANKIND, drawing parallels between the years leading up to World War I and today’s global tensions. The film explores how the language and mechanisms of war and propaganda have remained unchanged — from 1914 to the algorithmic conflicts of the digital age.

Data

Category: Documentary, New Talent
Financing: Nationaler Film
Format: Digital, 90 Min
Release: 13.01.2027
Distribution: Wolfgang Ritzberger
Funding Film Institute: 390.000 €
Share of total production costs: 62 %
Television investment: 75.000 €
Funding program: ÖFI
Status: before release
Film location: Lower Austria, Vienna
Shooting time: June 2019 - August 2020
Days of shooting: 44
Completion: Winter 2020/2021
Funding institutions Austria: Filminstitut, Filmstandort Austria, Land Niederösterreich