UK Premiere

About A Hero

15+

1hr 25 mins

Piotr Winiewicz

Imme Beccard, Vicky Krieps, Willi Schlüter

Premiere Status

UK Premiere

Countries

Denmark, Germany, United States

Language

English, German, with English subtitles

Content Warning

Death and dying, Suicide

Run Time

1hr 25 minutes

Enhanced Access

Overview

Part of the

Out of Competition

strand.

An AI version of Werner Herzog narrates a crime mystery generated by AI in an absurd, deep fake universe.

When small town factory worker Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Herzog travels to Germany to investigate, yet nothing is as it seems in this eerie, alternate world.

The gripping, twisting surface structure gives way to a layered, uncanny experience that builds questions on top of questions about a world where AI and machine learning are ever more present.

– Emma Boa

Showtimes

Mon 18 Aug 2025 | 20:45
85 mins – EIFF @ Filmhouse Screen 1 Get Tickets
Tue 19 Aug 2025 | 19:00
85 mins – EIFF @ The Cameo Screen 2 Get Tickets
Wed 20 Aug 2025 | 19:15
85 mins – EIFF @ Filmhouse Screen 3 Get Tickets
Wed 20 Aug 2025 | 13:00
85 mins – EIFF @ Vue Cinema Screen 12 Get Tickets
Wed 20 Aug 2025 | 19:30
85 mins – EIFF @ Filmhouse Screen 4 Get Tickets

The Venue

Vue Omni

Omni Leisure Building, Calton Square, EH1 3AU

The Venue

Filmhouse

88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ

The Venue

Cameo Picturehouse

38 Home Street, EH3 9LZ

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Edinburgh International Film Festival Ltd (EIFF) is registered in Scotland No. SC776670 with its registered office at 6 Logie Mill Road, Edinburgh. EIFF is a company limited by guarantee and is registered as a charity (No. SC053218 ) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.