Ernstfall in Havanna
Crisis in Havana
Micmac à la Havane
Switzerland, March 2002
FILM,
Fiction,
86 min.
- directed by
- Sabine Boss
- Written by
- Domenico Blass, Sabine Boss, Viktor Giacobbo
- Status
- In distribution
The story of Stefan Balsiger, a congenial, average Swiss man and councillor to the embassy, who accompanies a US senator on his mission in Cuba. He makes a botch of so many things that a minor blunder by the Senator turns into a serious incident which intensifies into a second Cuban crisis – thanks to further entanglements by the media, police and diplomats who represent the arch-enemies USA and Cuba. Only one person can eventually solve the crisis: Stefan Balsiger himself. As a young diplomat, Balsiger had once dreamed of standing on the stage of world politics. But as the unfortunate series of events in Cuba lead him to that very position, he only wants one thing: to exit from the limelight as quickly as possible.
credits
- World Premiere
- March 2002
- Original Version
- English, Swiss-German, Spanish, colour, 35mm, 86 min.
- Production
- Vega Film
- Producer
- directed by
- Sabine Boss
- Written by
- Domenico Blass, Sabine Boss, Viktor Giacobbo ((in collaboration with Sabine Boss))
- Editing
- Bernhard Lehner
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Music
- Balz Bachmann, Peter Bräker
- Location Sound Mix
- Luc Yersin
- Production Design
- Susanne Jauch
Cast
Viktor Giacobbo
Sabina Schneebeli
Mike Müller
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Vega Film
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Vega Distribution AG Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Publikumspreis 2003 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2011 - 27.01.2011 -
Ascunción, Festival Internacional de Cine Arte & Cultura
06.10.2005 - 20.10.2005 -
Ludwigsburg, 3. Filmfest Stuttgart Ludwigsburg
10.07.2003 - 15.07.2003 -
13. Film-Kunst-Fest Schwerin
07.05.2003 - 11.05.2003 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2003 - 26.01.2003 -
Saarbrücken, 24. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
13.01.2003 - 19.01.2003 -
Locarno, 55. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
01.08.2002 - 11.08.2002