Schwesterlein
My Little Sister
Petite soeur
Switzerland, February 2020
FILM,
Fiction,
99 min.
- directed by
- Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
- Written by
- Véronique Reymond, Stéphanie Chuat
- Status
- In distribution
Berlin-born twins Lisa and Sven have a lifelong shared passion for theatre. He's a famous actor, while she has abandoned her writing to live with her husband and children in Switzerland. When Sven falls gravely ill, Lisa begins to dramatically re-evaluate her life.
credits
- World Premiere
- February 2020
- Original Version
- German, colour, DCP, 99 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-669E-0000-N-0000-0000-5
- Production
- Vega Film, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E.
- Producer
- Ruth Waldburger
- directed by
- Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
- Written by
- Véronique Reymond, Stéphanie Chuat
- Cinematography
- Filip Zumbrunn
- Editing
- Myriam Rachmuth
- Location Sound Mix
- Patrick Storck
- Sound Editing
- Gina Keller
- Sound Design
- Gina Keller
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jacques Kieffer
- Music
- Christian Garcia Gaucher
- Production Design
- Marie-Claude Lang Brenguier
- Lighting Design
- Peter Demmer
- Costumes
- Anna Van Brée
Cast
Nina Hoss as Lisa
Lars Eidinger as Sven
Marthe Keller as Kathy
Jens Albinus as Martin
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Beta Cinema
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
- Weltkino Distribution
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Discovery Film and Video Distribution Distribution
- Brazil
-
A2 Distibuidora da Filmes
Distribution
Release date: 28.01.2021 - Bulgaria
- Beta Film GmbH Distribution
- Canada
- Film Movement Distribution
- Colombia
- Cine Colombia Distribution
- Croatia
- Discovery Film and Video Distribution Distribution
- France
-
Arizona Films Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 06.10.2021 - Germany
-
Weltkino
Distribution
Release date: 29.10.2020 - Ireland
-
606 Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 08.10.2021
- Montenegro
- Discovery Film and Video Distribution Distribution
- North Macedonia
- Discovery Film and Video Distribution Distribution
- Serbia
- Discovery Film and Video Distribution Distribution
- Slovenia
- Discovery Film and Video Distribution Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Vega Distribution AG
Distribution
Release date: 03.09.2020 - Taiwan
- AV-Jet international Media Co Ltd Distribution
- United Kingdom
-
606 Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 08.10.2021 - United States
- Film Movement Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
-
Lecce/Corato, Festival del Cinema Europeo,
SNGCI Award for Best European Actress
2021
(Winner)
Nina Hoss -
Lecce/Corato, Festival del Cinema Europeo,
Best Screenplay Award
2021
(Winner)
Véronique Reymond -
Lecce/Corato, Festival del Cinema Europeo,
Best Screenplay Award
2021
(Winner)
Stéphanie Chuat - Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, International Feature Film 2021 (Official Submission)
- Beverly Hills, Satellite Awards - Honoring Achievement in Film, Television & New Media, International Press Academy's Satellite Award - Best Motion Picture, International 2021 (Nomination)
- Genève, Swiss Film Award, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2021 (Winner)
-
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography
2021
(Winner)
Filip Zumbrunn -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay
2021
(Winner)
Stéphanie Chuat -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay
2021
(Winner)
Véronique Reymond -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Editing
2021
(Winner)
Myriam Rachmuth
-
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Performance in a Supporting Role
2021
(Winner)
Marthe Keller -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Sound
2021
(Nomination)
Patrick Storck -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Sound
2021
(Nomination)
Gina Keller -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Sound
2021
(Nomination)
Jacques Kieffer -
Berlin, Deutscher Schauspielpreis,
Deutscher Schauspielpreis - Best Actress in a Leading Role
2020
(Nomination)
Nina Hoss -
Berlin, Deutscher Schauspielpreis,
Deutscher Schauspielpreis - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2020
(Nomination)
Marthe Keller - Reykjavik, European Film Awards, European Film Award, European Film (Selection) 2020 (shortlisted)
-
Reykjavik, European Film Awards,
European Film Award, European Actress
2020
(Nomination)
Nina Hoss - Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis: Bester Spielfilm 2020 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Santiago de Compostela, Cineuropa 35
08.11.2021 - 24.11.2021 -
Salé, 14e Festival international du film de Femmes Salé
08.11.2021 - 13.11.2021 -
Lecce/Corato, 22° Festival del cinema europeo
06.11.2021 - 13.11.2021 -
Locarno, 74° Locarno Film Festival
04.08.2021 - 14.08.2021 -
Kiev, 50th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
29.05.2021 - 06.06.2021 -
Solothurn, 56. Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2021 - 27.01.2021 -
Macao, International Film Festival and Awards Macao
03.12.2020 - 08.12.2020 -
Stockholm, 31st Stockholm International Film Festival (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
11.11.2020 - 22.11.2020 -
Seville, 17° Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
06.11.2020 - 14.11.2020 -
Sao Paulo, 44a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
22.10.2020 - 04.11.2020
-
Taipei, 2020 Women Make Waves Film Festival
16.10.2020 - 25.10.2020 -
Istanbul, 39th Istanbul International Film Festival (postponedCorona - digital alternative)
09.10.2020 - 20.10.2020 -
Haifa, 36th International Film Festival Haifa (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
01.10.2020 - 10.10.2020 -
Moscow, 42nd Moscow International Film Festival (postponedCorona)
01.10.2020 - 08.10.2020 -
Athens, 26th Athens International Film Festival
23.09.2020 - 03.10.2020 -
Sydney, 67th Sydney Film Festival (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
10.06.2020 - 21.06.2020 -
Berlin, 70. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
20.02.2020 - 01.03.2020