FICTION
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SABOTAGE
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SPRING 2021
A security guard is seriously injured in a failed sabotage action by a young political activist group. They take him to the alpine hut where they have their temporary hideout. When it turns out that the guard has identified two members of the group, the group is faced with the choice of either accepting the guard’s death or turning themselves in. Which is worth more – the life of the individual or the fight for a just cause?
JULIAN M. GRÜNTHAL * 1981 in Germany. Julian M. Grünthal works as independent director for film and theatre and as cinematographer. He studied stage acting in Zurich 2000–05 and cinematography, film directing and screenwriting at Prague Film School 2014–15, graduating with honours. He codirected MARY & JOHNNY (2011) (Berner Filmpreis) & POLDER (2015) (Prix Melies d’argent). His short TO THE SEA (2019) toured international festivals. Winner Bündner Music Award 2020 best Music video with “Hakuna Matata”.
PRODUCTION AND SWITZERLAND Fiction, 19 min., 2021 WORLD RIGHTS: ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: Presence Production, Zurich English, French, Swiss-German www.presenceproduction.com CAST: MORE INFORMATION: Steve Devonas, Charlotte www.sabotage-shortfilm.com Engelbert, Tizia Florence Holzer, Olivia Lina Gasche, Aidan Neeson, Christof Oswald, Christian Sprecher, Sira Topic PRODUCERS: Simone Häberling, This Lüscher
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written & directed by Julian M. Grünthal