Being Azem

Switzerland, February 2010
FILM, Documentary, 87 min.

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directed by
Nicolò Settegrana, Tomislav Mestrovic
Written by
Tomislav Mestrovic, Nicolò Settegrana
Status
In distribution
Website
www.beingazem.ch

Las Vegas, Bellagio: Azem Maksutaj faces the most important minutes of his life. Everything is at stake. If he wins he is the first Swiss athlete after Andy Hug who participates in the K-1 World GP Final in Tokyo, the largest martial arts tournament worldwide. This could be the crowning achievement of his 15-year-career or its sad ending. With images full of tragedy, tension and joy the film tells the story of a boy who comes from a small village in Kosovo and makes a meteoric rise in Switzerland to become one of the most successful Thai boxers of all time and the pride of a whole nation.

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World Premiere
February 2010
Original Version
Albanian, Japanese, French, English, Swiss-German, German (albanian/german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 87 min.
Production
Pi-Filme GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG
Producer
Nicolò Settegrana, Tomislav Mestrovic
directed by
Nicolò Settegrana, Tomislav Mestrovic
Written by
Tomislav Mestrovic, Nicolò Settegrana
Cinemato­graphy
Nicolò Settegrana
Editing
Niklaus Siebenkorn, Thomas Meister
Sound Editing
Claude Wahrenberger
Sound Design
Claude Wahrenberger
Re-Recording Mix
Claude Wahrenberger
Music
Beat Solèr
Location Sound Mix
Ivo Schläpfer, Dirk Martinez
Animation
Luzian Schlatter
Compositing
Patrick Graf

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World Rights
Pi-Filme GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Pi-Filme GmbH Distribution

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