Der Spatz im Kamin

The Sparrow in the Chimney
Le moineau dans la cheminée
Il passero nel camino

Switzerland, August 2024
FILM, Fiction, 117 min.

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directed by
Ramon Zürcher
Written by
Ramon Zürcher
Status
In distribution
Website
https://www.filmcoopi.ch/movie/der-spatz-im-kamin
IMDb Link
imdb.com

Karen lives with her husband Markus and their children in her idyllic childhood home. Karen’s sister Jule and her family are visiting for Markus’ birthday. The two women could not be more different. Grim reminders of their deceased mother incite Jule’s rebellion against her domineering sister. As the house gradually fills with life and a sparrow in the chimney seeks a way out to freedom, Karen becomes increasingly tense – until it all comes to a head and the old is destroyed to make room for the new.

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World Premiere
August 2024
Original Version
German (italian/french/english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 117 min.
ISAN
0000-0005-CCD1-0000-6-0000-0000-J
Production
Zürcher Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Silvan Zürcher
directed by
Ramon Zürcher
Written by
Ramon Zürcher
Cinemato­graphy
Alex Hasskerl
Editing
Ramon Zürcher
Location Sound Mix
Balthasar Jucker
Sound Design
Ramon Zürcher, Peter von Siebenthal
Re-Recording Mix
Peter von Siebenthal
Music
Balz Bachmann
Production Design
Peter Scherz
Special Effects
Kaspar Kilchenmann, Yan Hirschbühl
Lighting Design
Peter Demmer
Costumes
Linda Harper
Make up
Nicole Zingg
Casting
Ulrike Müller

Cast

Maren Eggert as Karen
Britta Hammelstein as Jule
Luise Heyer as Liv
Andreas Döhler as Markus
Milian Zerzawy as Jurek
Lea Zoe Voss as Johanna
Ilja Bultmann as Leon
Paula Schindler as Christina
Luana Greco as Edda

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Cercamon

Worldwide Distribution

Austria
Stadtkino - Filmverleih Distribution
Release date: 24.01.2025
Germany
Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH Distribution
Release date: 10.10.2024
Liechtenstein
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 19.09.2024
NORTHERN AMERICA
Film Movement Distribution
Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 19.09.2024

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