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Clandestins

Switzerland / Canada / Belgium / France, August 1997
FILM, Fiction, 98 min.

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directed by
Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff
Written by
Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff
Status
In distribution

A port in the north of Europe. Sandu, a 13-year-old gypsy, wants to get to Canada. He is not the only one. Five other men and a woman are also stowaways. Six people, six lives, six destinies and one single wish: to reach the other side, where life is better. The voyage normally takes a week – a week to hide in a container, thirsty, hungry and above all afraid. Afraid of cracking up, going mad, and worse still of not arriving. Ever. A kind of hell. The ship’s engine breaks down. With nothing to eat, the stowaways are tempted to leave their hideaway. But the crew is on guard. Their orders are clear: no stowaway must ever reach Canada…

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World Premiere
August 1997
Original Version
French,  colour, 35mm, 98 min.
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Productions du Regard, Films de la Cassine, Morgane Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Werner Swiss Schweizer
directed by
Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff
Written by
Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff
Production Design
Ivan Niclass
Lighting Design
Eric André

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Motion International

Worldwide Distribution

Canada
Motion International Distribution
France
Dune Productions Distribution
Switzerland
Rialto Film AG Distribution

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