Köhlernächte

Pure Charcoal

Switzerland, October 2017
FILM, Documentary, 92 min.

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directed by
Robert Müller
Written by
Robert Müller
Status
In distribution

Wearing heavy rubber boots, Fränz Röösli climbs atop his charcoal pile and starts poking holes into what he calls the “Grind” – the dome of the pile, which reaches four meters above ground. White smoke rises from the holes, curling around the charcoal burner to the whims of the wind before it is carried off into the dark of night. In calm, stunning images, the documentary draws the viewer into the archaic world of charcoal burning.

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World Premiere
October 2017
Original Version
Swiss-German,  colour, DCP, 92 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-734D-0000-H-0000-0000-N
Production
Zeitraum Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Carola Kutzner
directed by
Robert Müller
Written by
Robert Müller
Cinemato­graphy
Pio Corradi, Luzius Wespe
Editing
Kathrin Plüss, Mirella Nüesch, Salome Wüllner
Sound Editing
Guido Keller
Sound Design
Guido Keller, Thomas Gassmann
Re-Recording Mix
Guido Keller, Thomas Gassmann
Music
Fritz Hauser
Location Sound Mix
Thomas Gassmann, Simon Graf, Salome Wüllner

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Zeitraum Film GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 11.01.2018

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