Un Juif pour l'exemple
A Jew Must Die
Switzerland, August 2016
FILM,
Fiction,
73 min.
- directed by
- Jacob Berger
- Written by
- Jacob Berger, Aude Py
- Status
- In distribution
It is 1942 and Europe is at war. The local economy in Payerne, a country village in Switzerland, is not doing well. The cafés are full of complainers. Sinister-looking men are lurking in the fields. Garage owner Fernand Ischi and his men are daydreaming about taking action. On April 16, the next regional cattle fair will take place and Arthur Bloch, the Jewish livestock dealer, will be there. That's the day when the shattering example will be set.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2016
- Original Version
- French (english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 73 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-E05B-0000-Q-0000-0000-X
- Production
- Vega Film, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, Teleclub AG
- Producer
- Ruth Waldburger
- directed by
- Jacob Berger
- Written by
- Jacob Berger, Aude Py
- Cinematography
- Luciano Tovoli
- Editing
- Sarah Anderson
- Sound Editing
- Gabriel Hafner, François Musy
- Re-Recording Mix
- Gabriel Hafner, François Musy
- Location Sound Mix
- Henri Maïkoff
- Production Design
- Yan Arlaud
- Special Effects
- Patrick Lindenmaier
- Lighting Design
- Jean-Claude Le Bras
- Costumes
- Leonie Zykan
- Casting
- Muriel Imbach
Cast
Bruno Ganz as Arthur Bloch
André Wilms as Jacques Chessex
Aurélien Patouillard as Fernand Ischi
Paul Laurent as Ballotte
Baptiste Coustenoble as Robert Mermet
Steven Matthews as Fritz Joss
Elina Löwensohn as Myria Bloch
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Vega Film
Worldwide Distribution
- France
-
Esperanza Productions
Distribution
Release date: 17.01.2018 - Switzerland
-
Vega Distribution AG
Distribution
Release date: 14.09.2016
Awards
(a selection)
-
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Actor
2017
(Winner)
Bruno Ganz -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay
2017
(Nomination)
Jacob Berger -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay
2017
(Nomination)
Aude Py - Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2017 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Sao Paulo, 41a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo
19.10.2017 - 01.11.2017 -
Solothurn, 52. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2017 - 26.01.2017 -
Palm Springs, 28th Palm Springs International Film Festival
02.01.2017 - 16.01.2017 -
Thessaloniki, 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
03.11.2016 - 13.11.2016 -
Bienne, 12e Festival du Film Français d'Helvétie Bienne
14.09.2016 - 18.09.2016 -
Locarno, 69° Festival del film Locarno
03.08.2016 - 13.08.2016