Bruno Manser – Laki Penan

Switzerland / France, February 2007
FILM, Documentary, 94 min.

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directed by
Christoph Kühn
Written by
Christoph Kühn
Status
In distribution
Website
www.brunomanser-derfilm.ch

Scientist and environmentalist Bruno Manser left Switzerland in 1984 in order to realize his dreams in the remote rain forests of Borneo. He lived with the indigenous people of Penan, a place caught between magic and reality, not dictated to by the constrictions of time. The film dips into this remote world and creates a rounded portrait of the introspective natural scientist, normally one-dimensionally portrayed in the media as an angry environmentalist. It also tells of the Penan people’s tragic fight for survival as they are forced to yield to the all powerful timber industry.

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World Premiere
February 2007
Original Version
German (german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 94 min.
ISAN
0000-0001-83DF-000-D
Production
Filmkollektiv Zürich AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ARTE G.E.I.E., Titanicfilm
Producer
Marianne Bucher
directed by
Christoph Kühn
Written by
Christoph Kühn
Cinemato­graphy
Séverine Barde
Editing
Rainer M. Trinkler
Re-Recording Mix
Guido Keller
Music
Bertrand Denzler
Location Sound Mix
Dieter Meyer

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Marianne Bucher

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
Kool Filmdistribution Distribution
Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution

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