Chris the Swiss
German Film Festival | 15.10.-01.11.2020
Chris the Swiss
Year 2018Runtime 90 min
Rating PG13
Language English, German, French
Subtitles English
Director Anja Kofmel
Producer Sereina Gabathuler
Screenwriter Anja Kofmel
Cinematographer Guy Faessler
Cast Joel Basman, Milton Welsh, Marko Cindric
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.
"In war, the choice is not between good and bad; it is between bad and very bad."
Gaston Besson, Mercenary
AWARDS
2018 Adelaide Film FestivalSpecial Mention (International Documentary Award), Anja Kofmel
2019 DocsBarcelona
Best Documentary (Honorable Mention), Anja Kofmel
2019 Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival
Winner (CineDocs Prize), Anja Kofmel
2019 Swiss Film Prize
Best Music, Marcel Vaid
Best Editing, Stefan Kälin
Best Documentary, Anja Kofmel
Best Documentary, Anja Kofmel
2019 Trieste Film Festival
Best Documentary, Anja Kofmel
Best Film (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Award), Anja Kofmel
Best Film (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Award), Anja Kofmel
2018 Zurich Film Awards
Best Film, Samir, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG
Nominations
2018 Athens International Film FestivalBest Documentary, Anja Kofmel
2018 Cannes Film Festival
Critics' Week Grand Prize, Anja Kofmel
Golden Camera, Anja Kofmel
Golden Eye, Anja Kofmel
Golden Camera, Anja Kofmel
Golden Eye, Anja Kofmel
2018 Emile Award
Best Sound Design in a Feature Film Production, Markus Krohn, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Nukleus film
2018 São Paulo International Film Festival
Best Film (New Directors Competition), Anja Kofmel
2019 Vilnius International Film Festival
Best Film (New Europe - New Names Competition), Anja Kofmel
Tickets
Chris The Swiss is available on demand at The Projector Plus from 15 October to 1 November 2020.
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