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Language
Swiss German
Description
Using her skills of selling internet and insurance deals, young call center employee Alice calls up elderly strangers and pretends to be their granddaughter in urgent need of money. As this trick quickly makes her rich, the film observes people and places in Zürich, all mysteriously connected to Alice’s business. Official Selection at the **San Francisco International Film Festival** and **Locarno International Film Festival**. Best International...
Language
Swiss German
Description
He calls himself "Catman." Christian lives with his two cats Marmelade and Katjuscha. They are inseparable. As he is yearning to become a father, he decides to fertilize his beloved cat Marmelade by an exquisite tomcat from abroad. “ALL CATS ARE GREY IN THE DARK” is a melodrama that portrays an unconventional relationship between animal and human.
Language
Swiss German
Description
A group of average students at a secondary school in Zürich wrestle with the average teenager’s needs: love and acceptance. But when the growing influence of social media tosses them into the grown-up world of sexuality and aggression, their needs turn dangerous. What follows is a tragedy that blurs the lines between perpetrator and victim, guilt and innocence.
4) Frau Loosli
Language
Swiss German
Description
Mrs. Loosli is old. Her husband died many years ago; her children have moved out. She spends her days alone on her farm at the foot hills of the Swiss Alps. She knits. She keeps in shape on her treadmill. She listens to the radio. She fires up the oven and fetches wood. She bakes an apple pie for herself. She spends time with her dog. A young film crew documents how each morning she braces herself against her life’s loneliness and the absurdity...
Language
Swiss German
Description
Sybille, a school principal and politician, is in the middle of an election campaign for municipal council president in her Swiss village when her son is accused by a classmate of mistreating her. Sybille has to choose between morality and career. Either way, her reputation in the community is at stake!
6) Caged Birds
Language
Swiss German
Description
Barbara “Babs” Hug, a young radical lawyer, is approached by the country’s most wanted criminal, Walter Stürm a Robin Hood-like figure and Swiss counter-cultural icon after escaping from prison for the seventh time.
7) Blue My Mind
Language
Swiss German
Description
15-year-old Mia is facing an overwhelming transformation which calls her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, she is forced to accept that nature is more powerful than her. Official Selection at **Fantastic Fest** and the **Locarno Film Festival**.
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