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It is summertime. Juliette, 20, and her best friend Lisa live on a small island off the coast of France. They’ve always lived there. In between the alcohol- fused nights at the island’s only bar, the local boys and the tourists, the film introduces us to two girls who are seeking a little freedom.
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SUMMER 2017
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WORLD RIGHTS: Close Up Films, Geneva T +41 22 808 08 46 flavia@closeupfilms.ch closeupfilms.ch SWITZERLAND / FRANCE Fiction, 27 min. ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French CAST: Joséphine Pittet, Marie Béraud, François Labarthe PRODUCTION: Close Up Films, Geneva / Avenue B, Paris / RTS
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by Natalia Ducrey
FACING MECCA
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Short Fiction
SUMMER 2017
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WORLD SALES: Ouat Media, Toronto T +1 416 979 73 80 ouatmedia.com SWITZERLAND Fiction, 25 min. ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: Swiss-German, English, Arabic CAST: Peter Freiburghaus, Jay Abdo, Ruth Schwegler, Nicolas Rosat, Saya Ibrahim, Merav Ibrahim PRODUCTION: Dschoint Ventschr Film produktion AG, Zurich / Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK / SRF
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by Jan-Eric Mack
Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed’s assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy to which Roli finds a beautifully simple answer.