Sternenberg
Switzerland, February 2004
FILM,
Fiction,
88 min.
- directed by
- Christoph Schaub
- Written by
- Micha Lewinsky
- Status
- In distribution
Franz Engi returns to the village where he grew up after having lived abroad for over 30 years, only to realise that things are entirely different. The school is about to be closed because now there are only a few families with children living in the village. Franz is
shocked. The closing of the school is particularly significant for him: the school's teacher, Eva, is his daughter, but he does not dare to tell her. In order to help Eva and get to know her better, Franz decides to enrol as a pupil at the school. Although he does indeed become friends with Eva, a lot has to happen before he can tell her who he really is…
Dopo aver trascorso 30 anni all’estero, Franz Engi ritorna nel villaggio della sua infanzia. Nel frattempo, molte cose sono cambiate. Nel villaggio ci sono ormai poche famiglie con bambini e quindi anche la scuola deve essere chiusa. Franz è sconvolto. La chiusura della scuola per lui avrebbe un significato del tutto particolare. La maestra della scuola, Eva, è sua figlia, ma Franz non ha il coraggio di dirglielo. Per aiutare Eva e per avvicinarsi a lei, Franz decide di iscriversi a scuola. La sua amicizia con Eva diventerà sempre più stretta, ma prima che egli possa dirle chi è realmente, dovranno accadere ancora molte cose…
credits
- World Premiere
- February 2004
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, colour, Digi Beta, 88 min.
- Production
- Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- directed by
- Christoph Schaub
- Written by
- Micha Lewinsky
- Cinematography
- Peter Indergand
- Editing
- Marina Wernli
- Music
- Balz Bachmann, Peter Bräker
- Location Sound Mix
- Laurent Barbey
- Production Design
- Marie-Claude Lang Brenguier
- Costumes
- Dorothee Schmid
- Casting
- Ruth Hirschfeld
Cast
Sara Capretti
Mathias Gnädinger
Walo Lüönd
Stephen Sikder
Daniel Rohr
Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart
Cheryl Graf
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- The Walt Disney Company (Switzerland) GmbH Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
-
Pyongyang International Film Festival,
Best Actress
2006
(Winner)
Sara Capretti -
Pyongyang International Film Festival,
Best Actress Award
2006
(Winner)
Sara Capretti - Genève, Geneva International Film Festival GIFF, Prix FNAC du Public 2004 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2005 (Nomination)
- Zürich, Prix Walo, Prix Walo - Beste Filmproduktion 2004 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2008 - 27.01.2008 -
12th Kolkata Film Festival
10.11.2006 - 17.11.2006 -
Pyongyang International Film Festival
12.09.2006 - 22.09.2006 -
Palm Springs, Palm Springs International Film Festival
06.01.2005 - 17.01.2005 -
Genève, 10e Cinéma tout écran - Festival international du film et de la télévision
29.10.2004 - 07.11.2004 -
Locarno, 57. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
04.08.2004 - 14.08.2004 -
Cannes, Marché du film Cannes
12.05.2004 - 22.05.2004 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2004 - 25.01.2004