THE MECCA CLOCK - THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLDS BIGGEST CLOCK (1x 52MIN, HD, 16:9)
DIRECTOR: Taner Karaarslan & Bensalem Bouabdallah
DoP: Omer Faruk Aksoy
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Achmed Rasch
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Andrea Zimmermann
CUTTER: Sven Kulik & Anne Wöhlert
CLIENT: Discovery Channel
SYNOPSIS: The documentary explores the engineering breakthroughs behind the development, fabrication and installation of this unique timepiece. The architechts enters the project with a high-rise building already under construction, a tower not designed to support a 150-meter-high clock tower and a strict weight limit of 82,000 tons. As the pressure mounts, the team battle to construct the world’s largest clock at dizzying heights and in racing winds. And how do you deal with the toughest logistical challenge of all: a construction site out of bounds to every-one but Muslims. Time is short and the schedule is fixed. It promises to be a very, very close finish…
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