written & directed by Anja Kofmel
SWITZERLAND / CROATIA / GERMANY / FINLAND Documentary, 90 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: German, Swiss-German, English, Spanish, French PRODUCTION: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Zurich / Nukleus Film, Zagreb / MA. JA.DE. Filmproduktion, Leipzig / IV Films, Helsinki WORLD SALES: Urban Distribution International, Montreuil www.urbandistrib.com WORLD PREMIERE: Cannes 2018
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Croatia, 1992. In the midst of the Yugoslav Wars, Chris, a young Swiss journalist is found dead under mysterious circumstances. He was wearing the uniform of an international mercenary group. His cousin Anja Kofmel used to admire this handsome young man as a little girl; now a grown-up woman, she decides to investigate his story, trying to understand what really was Chris’ involvement in the conflict …
Anidoc
PANORAMA SUISSE
CHRIS THE SWISS
ELDORADO
Drawing inspiration from his personal encounter with the Italian refugee child Giovanna during World War II, Markus Imhoof tells how refugees and migrants are treated today: on the Mediterranean Sea, in Italy and in Switzerland.
SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Documentary, 92 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: German, French, Italian, Kurdish, Swiss-German, Arabic, Amharic PRODUCTION: Thelma Film AG, Undervelier / SRF / zero one film GmbH, Berlin / BR WORLD SALES: Films Boutique, Berlin www.filmsboutique.com WORLD PREMIERE: Berlinale 2018
Documentary
written & directed by Markus Imhoof