Chris the Swiss

Chris the Swiss

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Croatia, January 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. Anja Kofmel was his cousin. As a little girl, she used to admire this handsome young man; now a grown-up woman, she decides to investigate his story, trying to understand what really was the involvement of Chris in the conflict. “Kofmel goes on a magical mystery tour into the darker corners of her own family history with… [this] stylish blend of hand-drawn animation and investigative documentary … A lovingly crafted passion project, a stirring, suspenseful, and technically accomplished work.” Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter

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Direction: Anja Kofmel
Script: Anja Kofmel
Cinematography: Simon Guy Fässler
Editing: Stefan Kälin
Sound: Markus Krohn
Music: Marcel Vaid
Production: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Producers: Samir, Sinisa Juricic, Iikka Vehkalahti
Co-production: Nukleus Film, ma.ja.de, IV Films
Co-producers: Siniša Juricic, Heino Deckert, Iikka Vehkalahti
Art Direction: Serge Valbert
Executive producer: Sereina Gabathuler
Format: DCP
Color: Color/B&W
Production Country: Switzerland, Croatia, Germany, Finland
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 94΄
Contact: Urban Distribution, udi@urbangroup.biz
Awards/Distinctions: Special Mention – Adelaide FF 2018, Best Film – Zurich Film Awards 2018, Best Documentary (Honorable Mention) – DocsBarcelona 2019, Best Film “Observatorio Balcani e Caucaso”, Best Documentary – Trieste FF 2019

Animation: Simon Eltz

 

Anja Kofmel

Filmography

2004 Strichcode (fiction short)
2005 Je Suisse (fiction short)
2006 Boxer Box (fiction short)
2009 Chrigi (fiction short)
2018 Chris the Swiss