Sami, Joe und Ich

Sami, Joe and I

Switzerland, September 2020
FILM, Fiction, 94 min.

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directed by: Karin Heberlein
Written by: Karin Heberlein
Status: In distribution
Website: www.instagram.com/sami_joe_und_ich_film

Sami, Joe and Leyla are ready. Ready for a truly epic summer after finishing school and ready to get out and grab their slice of life. But what is to come, is diametrically opposed to their expectations and of a different magnitude then they anticipated. Determined to stand up for themselves, the three friends find out how right Leyla’s mom was when she told them: always keep more dreams in your soul than reality can destroy.

credits

World Premiere: September 2020
Original Version: Swiss-German, Spanish, Serbian (english subtitles), DCP, 94 min.
ISAN: 0000-0005-A04C-0000-L-0000-0000-B
Production: Abrakadabra Films AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer: Claudia Wick
directed by: Karin Heberlein
Written by: Karin Heberlein
Cinematography: Gabriel Lobos
Editing: Marion Tuor
Location Sound Mix: Ivo Schläpfer
Sound Design: Daniel Hobi Billeter
Re-Recording Mix: Guido Keller
Music: Dominique Dreier, Kilian Spinnler
Production Design: Marlen Grassinger
Lighting Design: Greg Amgwerd
Costumes: Regina Gyr
Make up: Sabine Flückiger

Cast

Anja Gada as Sami
Rabea Lüthi as Joe
Jana Sekulovska as Leyla
Karim Daoud as Nadi
Danijela Milijic as Malenka Susic
Nikola Sosic as Vito Divjak
Linda Olsansky as Anna Novak
Nicolas Rosat as Herr Dietsche
Oscar Sales Bingisser as Herr Obermüller
Daniel Hajdu as Babo Divjak
Jennifer Perez as Carmen Alvarez
Astrit Alihajdaraj as Adem Susic

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights: Abrakadabra Films AG

Worldwide Distribution

North Macedonia: KT Film & Media Distribution
Release date: 16.03.2023
Switzerland: Outside The Box Sarl Distribution
Release date: 22.04.2021

Awards

(a selection)

Chicago, The Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival, Youth Jury’s Prize – Live-Action Feature Film 2021 (Winner)
Chicago, The Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival, Mongomery Prize Emerging Director 2021 (Winner)
Karin Heberlein
Zurich, Zurich Film Festival, Filmpreis der Zürcher Kirchen 2020 (Winner)
Zurich, Zurich Film Festival, Audience Award (Focus Wettbewerb) 2020 (Winner)

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