A tax haven in Switzerland, a half-hearted fight against tax evaders in Germany, a formerly wealthy African country that was led into the abyss by world market prices of raw materials: What at first glance seem to have nothing to do with each other stands for a global economic system that determines all our lives – and the filmmaker is right in the middle of it.
Suzanne is 16 years old. She is bored with her peers. On the way to school she passes a theatre every day. There she meets a much older man who becomes her obsession. Because of their age difference, they think that they are no longer bored and fall in love. But Suzanne feels how she risks missing out on her life as a 16-year-old, which she has as much trouble living out as the others.
Three days in the life of fitness motivator Sylwia Zajac, whose presence on social media has made her a celebrity. Although she has hundreds of thousands of followers, is surrounded by loyal employees and admired by acquaintances, she is looking for true intimacy.
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Between goats, cows and the Alps, Fabiano (38) becomes a father. But the idyll is deceptive: he tries hard to make the alpine cheese the way his drop-out parents did in the 70s. In addition to debts, feelings of guilt also gnaw at him. Last year, a Macedonian moonlighter had a fatal accident. Since then, his death has never let Fabiano go. How can he and his girlfriend Eva build a life together with their offspring under such difficult circumstances?
Set against the imposing and oppressively quiet backdrop of the Ticino Alps, Aldo Gugolz’s film turns out to be an exciting tightrope walk between a criminal case and a sensitive portrait of a young farmer.
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“You’re too baked, sweetheart”, says Mads’ mother after greeting him with a kiss on the lips. In this family it is okay to bend the law, as long as you do it right. A twisted lesson the 17-year-old Ida is about to learn. Having recently lost her mother in a car accident, she has been taken in by her aunt and three cousins, whom she barely knows. Theirs is a loving home, but it soon transpires that the family, led by its caring but disciplinarian matriarch, engages in criminal activities. As boundaries keep on being pushed, Ida finds herself torn between her safety and the allure of her cousins’ ferocious behaviour. When the clan descends into conflict with the police, Ida has to decide what is more dear to her: the loyalty to her new family or her own life.
Featuring a superb central performance by newcomer Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Jeanette Nordahl’s fiercely intelligent debut is an arresting study of family and dysfunctionality, the nourishing and burdensome nature of love, and the complexity of desire. An impressive mix of remarkable camerawork, exquisite writing, and a visceral, electronic score. An intense film that runs deep.
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Zärtlich und durchgehend unterhaltsam gibt Golden Age Einblicke in die wundersame Welt der Superreichen in der Altersresidenz in Miami: ob tägliche Happy Hour oder verrückte Halloween Party, alles ist möglich.
Golden Age öffnet exklusiv die Türen des «Palace» und lässt uns teilhaben am Alltag derjenigen, die keine Sorgen mehr haben müssen. Sie sind guter Dinge, finanziell unabhängig und leisten sich nochmals alles, was das Herz begehrt. Doch auch der endlose Luxus verdeckt nicht, dass hier aus dem Altern ein Business gemacht wird. Der Film begleitet die Damen und Herren in ihrem pompösen Lebensabend und das Personal in seiner Arbeitswelt ohne je die Absurditäten ins Lächerliche zu ziehen.
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Manchmal ist die Schweiz eben doch eine Insel: mitten im chilenischen Archipel liegt die kleine Robinson Crusoe Insel, mit Internetverbindung, Fernsehen und sogar ein paar wenigen Fahrzeugen für die 600 Insulaner. Alle sind sie Nachkommen eines Berner Aristokraten. Der Grossteil der Bevölkerung lebt vom Langustenfang und vom Tourismus. Die Insulaner lieben ihre unwirtliche und von Stürmen umtoste Insel, sind stolz auf ihre helvetische Abstammung und halten seit Generationen an der Schweizer Kultur fest, die Alfred von Rodt 1877 als erster helvetischer Kolonialherr mitbrachte. Als Sündenbock des Berner Adels brach er mit seiner Familie, eroberte als Söldner ferne Welten und gründet sein eigenes kleines Königreich – die Robinson Crusoe Insel.
INSULANER ist eine sanfte Hymne der Eroberung mit Pedro Lenz’ Erzählstimme, die schmunzelnd auf uns Schweizer blickt – von ganz weit her.
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In Spuren und Geschichten – Un voyage entre cinéma et histoire schickt uns Francis Reusser, Schweizer Fotograf und sagenumwobener Regisseur der 70er und 80er Jahre, auf einen Trip in die Vergangenheit. Das filmische Tagebuch folgt ihm bis ins Jahr 1947, verwoben mit der hiesigen Fernseh- und Kinogeschichte, vom schwarz-weiss Bild bis ins digitale Geflimmer. Mit Nostalgie, guter Laune und feinem Humor präsentiert uns Reusser seine Erinnerungen und Reflektionen, in denen er nicht nur sein kinematografisches Gedächtnis aufbaut, sondern auch eine Bestandsaufnahme der Gesellschaft prismatisch topografiert. Ein feines Lied des Widerstands.
Squabbling with his girlfriend and stranded on different friends’ couches, 38-year-old Guido tries to transform his wacky urban drift into a chance for a new beginning.
Guido leads a content and uncomplicated life until one day a leaky condom comes between him and Chiara. While the idea of a baby makes Guido want to get more settled, Chiara admits to growing doubts about their relationship. They argue until Guido packs his bags and leaves. Unable to be alone, Guido asks parents and friends to put him up. As he moves from one couch to the next, he gains a whole new perspective on his family and friends’ relationships, witnessing their everyday lives and various romantic entanglements up close. Approaching 40 with nothing to his name, Guido’s life is far from what he thought it would be at this point. Stranded at the end of this love he still finds a way to laugh it all off and embrace life’s curveballs.
Anja Kofmel already admired her cousin Chris as a little girl. His mysterious death in the midst of the wars in Yugoslavia in 1992 still keeps her occupied. Especially as the young Swiss journalist wore the uniform of an international mercenary group at the time of his death. What happened?
As an adult, Anja decides to follow his story. She tries to understand what Chris’ actual involvement in this conflict was and takes us on a quest to Croatia. She tells of her journey in a fine mix of documentary and animated film. Meanwhile the film already won several awards.