Les heures-encre

Black Hours
Dunkle Stunden

Switzerland, January 2017
FILM, Fiction, 29 min.

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directed by
Wendy Pillonel
Written by
Wendy Pillonel
Status
In distribution

Frank burns himself to death at his job in protest against the inhumane working conditions. Two stories emerge from this tragic incident. Léa, Frank’s wife, who is searching for the truth. Igor, an employee who finds the dead body and steals the letter of protest for fear of losing his job.

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World Premiere
January 2017
Original Version
French (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 29 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-4203-0000-Q-0000-0000-X
Production
Peacock Film AG, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
Producer
Milena Colla, Rea Televantos, Elena Pedrazzoli, Filippo Bonacci
directed by
Wendy Pillonel
Written by
Wendy Pillonel
Cinemato­graphy
Ramón Königshausen
Editing
Fleur Matson
Sound Editing
Fleur Matson
Sound Design
Benoît Barraud
Re-Recording Mix
Gregg Skerman
Music
Jakob Eisenbach
Location Sound Mix
Benoît Barraud
Production Design
Emanuel Bühler, Anna Deborah Gerber
Lighting Design
Esther Mattei
Costumes
Anna Deborah Gerber
Casting
Wendy Pillonel

Cast

Antonio Buíl as Igor Valente
Isabelle Caillat as Léa Etienne
Frédéric Landenberg as Blanc
Eliot Spicher as Victor Etienne
Nathalie Jeannet as Annie Valente
Pierre-Isaïe Duc as Aloïs Laroche
Nicolas Rosat as Frank Etienne
Guy Pillonel as Guy - employé de l'usine
Emanuel Fabris as Terrapon - directeur de l'usine

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