''Logistics'', or ''Logistics Art Project'', is a 2012 Swedish
experimental
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film conceived and created by Erika Magnusson and Daniel Andersson. At 51,420 minutes (857 hours or 35 days and 17 hours), it is the
longest film ever made.
Production
In 2008, Erika Magnusson and Daniel Andersson asked themselves where modern electronic gadgets come from. They conceived the idea to follow the production cycle of a
pedometer
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in reverse chronological order from end sales back to its origin and manufacture. The route of the journey commenced in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
, then proceeded through
Insjön
Insjön () is a locality situated in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 2,149 inhabitants in 2010. In 1899 Åhléns
Åhléns () is a chain of Swedish department stores. With locations in almost every city in the country, inclu ...
,
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
,
Bremerhaven
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Brem ...
,
Rotterdam
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,
Algeciras
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,
Málaga
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, and finished in
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
at the manufacturer in
Bao'an.
Funding was provided by the Innovativ Kultur Foundation
and .
The project was filmed in
real time during a trip to and in locations at a factory, following the route of the product's manufacture from the store in Stockholm where it was purchased to the factory in
China
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where it was manufactured.
Screening
The 51,420 minute (5-weeks long) film was screened at from 1 December 2012 to 6 January 2013, at
The House of Culture,
Stockholm
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, and had its world premiere at the 2014 Fringe Film Festival
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
, as well as being streamed online.
See also
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List of longest films
This list of longest films is composed of films with a running time of 300 minutes (5 hours) or more.
Cinematic films
Note: Some releases are extended cuts or director's cuts, and are ranked according to the longest verified running time.
Exp ...
References
External links
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2012 films
Swedish documentary films
2010s road movies
Films shot in China
2010s Swedish films
Films set on boats
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