Soul of a Beast
Switzerland, August 2021
FILM,
Fiction,
110 min.
- directed by
- Lorenz Merz
- Written by
- Lorenz Merz
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.beast-movie.com
Im Rausch des Sommers verliebt sich der jugendliche Vater Gabriel in die geheimnisvolle Corey, die Freundin seines besten Freundes Joel. Tief verletzt über die betrügerischen Absichten der beiden, enthüllt Joel die Wahrheit über Gabriels verworrene Geschichte, es gibt nicht nur ein Kind. Überfordert mit der wichtigsten Entscheidung seines Leben, taucht Gabriel in die unerbittliche Wildnis seines Herzens, in der die Fantasie stärker ist als die Realität.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2021
- Original Version
- French, Swiss-German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 110 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-525C-0000-I-0000-0000-K
- Production
- Hesse Film GmbH, 8horses GmbH, Milan Film, The Hub Media, SRG SSR, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, blue+ Blue Entertainment AG
- Producer
- Simon Hesse, Lorenz Merz, Cyrill Gerber, Anke Beining-Wellhausen, Patrick Gantner, Urs Fitze, Julien M. Wagner
- directed by
- Lorenz Merz
- Written by
- Lorenz Merz
- Cinematography
- Fabian Kimoto, Lorenz Merz
- Editing
- Lorenz Merz, Noemi Preiswerk
- Sound Design
- Oscar van Hoogevest
- Re-Recording Mix
- Manu Gerber
- Music
- Fatima Dunn, Julian Sartorius, Laszlo Ovlinsky
- Location Sound Mix
- Patrick Becker
- Production Design
- Nicole Hoesli
- Lighting Design
- Peter Demmer
- Costumes
- Laura Locher
- Make up
- Tanja Maria Koller
Cast
Pablo Caprez as Gabriel
Ella Rumpf as Corey
Art Bllaca as Jamie
Luna Wedler as Zoé
Tonatiuh Radzi as Joel
Lolita Chammah as Mother of Zoé
Angelique La Douce as Afua
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Picture Tree International GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Ascot Elite Entertainment
Distribution
Release date: 14.04.2022
Awards
(a selection)
-
Saarbrücken, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis,
Bester Schauspielnachwuchs
2022
(Winner)
Pablo Caprez - Saarbrücken, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Preis Der Filmkritik - Bester Spielfilm 2022 (Winner)
-
Saarbrücken, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis,
Beste Regie
2022
(Winner)
Lorenz Merz - Paris, ECU The European Independent Film Festival, Europe’s Best Independent Film 2022 (Winner)
-
Paris, ECU The European Independent Film Festival,
Best Actor
2022
(Winner)
Pablo Caprez - Locarno, Locarno Film Festival, Special Mention Pardo (Concorso internazionale) 2021 (Winner)
- Locarno, Locarno Film Festival, Ecumenical Prize 2021 (Winner)
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2022 (Nomination)
-
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Performance in a Supporting Role
2022
(Nomination)
Luna Wedler -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Film Score
2022
(Winner)
Lorenz Merz
-
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Film Score
2022
(Winner)
Julian Sartorius -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Film Score
2022
(Winner)
Fatima Dunn -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Film Editing
2022
(Nomination)
Lorenz Merz -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Film Editing
2022
(Nomination)
Noemi Preiswerk -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Actress
2022
(Nomination)
Ella Rumpf -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Cinematography
2022
(Winner)
Lorenz Merz -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Cinematography
2022
(Winner)
Fabian Kimoto -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Sound
2022
(Nomination)
Oscar van Hoogevest -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Sound
2022
(Nomination)
Manu Gerber -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Sound
2022
(Nomination)
Patrick Becker -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Actor
2022
(Winner)
Pablo Caprez
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Moscow, Moscow International Film Festival
26.08.2022 - 02.09.2022 -
Neuchâtel, 21st Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
01.07.2022 - 09.07.2022 -
Atlanta, Atlanta Film Festival
21.04.2022 - 01.05.2022 -
Buenos Aires, 23° Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente BAFICI
20.04.2022 - 30.04.2022 -
Montevideo, 40° Festival Cinematográfico internacional del Uruguay
13.04.2022 - 24.04.2022 -
Paris, 17th ECU The European Independent Film Festival Paris
08.04.2022 - 10.04.2022 -
Cleveland, 46th Cleveland International Film Festival
30.03.2022 - 09.04.2022 -
Solothurn, 57. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2022 - 26.01.2022 -
Saarbrücken, 43. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
16.01.2022 - 26.01.2022 -
Locarno, 74° Locarno Film Festival
04.08.2021 - 14.08.2021