Die Schwalbe
The Swallow
L'hirondelle
La rondine
Switzerland, January 2016
FILM,
Fiction,
102 min.
- directed by
- Mano Khalil
- Written by
- Mano Khalil, Daniela Baumgärtl, Daniel Casparis, Martina Klein, Michael Sauter
- Status
- In distribution
Mira, a young Swiss in search of her roots, travels to Iraqi Kurdistan, where she is confronted with terrorism, war crimes and street justice, but also with love. The film depicts two of life’s tragedies: not having our wishes fulfilled and having them fulfilled. A journey to the breathtaking landscapes of Kurdistan, but also into the political reality of a region full of conflicts. We hear about it daily, but the film brings us a totally new perspective.
Mira è una giovane svizzera che spinta dal desiderio di scoprire le sue radici si reca nel Kurdistan iracheno. Sulla sua strada trova terrorismo, crimini di guerra, giustizia sommaria, ma anche amore. "La rondine" è il racconto dei due drammi che caratterizzano la vita: il non realizzarsi di un grande desiderio e il suo (presunto) realizzarsi. La storia si snoda attraverso i paesaggi mozzafiato del Kurdistan per arrivare al cuore dell'attualità politica di una regione squassata dai conflitti. È una reltà di cui sentiamo parlare quotidianamente, ma che spesso resta lontana.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2016
- Original Version
- Kurdish, English, Swiss-German, German (arabic/italian/french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 102 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-E111-0000-U-0000-0000-L
- Production
- Frame Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ARTE G.E.I.E.
- Producer
- Mano Khalil
- directed by
- Mano Khalil
- Written by
- Mano Khalil, Daniela Baumgärtl, Daniel Casparis, Martina Klein, Michael Sauter
- Cinematography
- Revan Radween
- Editing
- Thomas Bachmann
- Sound Editing
- Thomas Bachmann
- Sound Design
- Thomas Bachmann
- Re-Recording Mix
- Rolf Büttikofer
- Music
- Mario Batkovic
- Location Sound Mix
- Jürg Lempen
- Production Design
- Manuel Speck
- Special Effects
- Nino Michel
- Lighting Design
- Uwe Arn
- Costumes
- Hayley Gibson, Linda Harper
- Casting
- Corinna Glaus, Bina Qeredaxi, Lindsey Richardson
Cast
Manon Pfrunder as Mira
Ismail Zagros as Ramo
Dejin Jamil as Leyla
Bengin Ali as Aram
Aro Shikhmous as Osman Hame Khan
Lilian Naef as Miras Mutter
Christian Samuel Weber as Stefan
Majid Waysi as Majid
Nassir Hasan as Taxi driver
Rekesh Shahbaz as Peshmerga
Mouafaq Rushdie as Mukhtar-Dorfvorsteher
Susan Antranik Gregor as Ramos Mutter
Qasim Ramadan as Hotel receptionist
Cemik Zikri as Zikri
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Frame Film GmbH
Awards
(a selection)
- Freistadt, Der Neue Heimatfilm, Würdigungspreis der Stadt Freistadt 2018 (Winner)
- Duhok International Film Festival, Preis der Stadt Duhok für den besten Kurdischen Film 2016 (Winner)
- Film Festival della Lessinia, Microcosmos Preis 2016 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Göteborg, 40. Göteborg International Film Festival
27.01.2017 - 06.02.2017 -
Biberach, 38. Biberacher Filmfestspiele
02.11.2016 - 06.11.2016 -
Hof, Internationale Hofer Filmtage
25.10.2016 - 30.10.2016 -
Berner Filmförderung
20.10.2016 - 30.10.2016 -
Duhok International Film Festival
09.09.2016 - 16.09.2016 -
Freistadt, Freistadt Festival # 29 Der neue Heimatfilm
24.08.2016 - 28.08.2016 -
22nd Film Festival della Lessinia
20.08.2016 - 28.08.2016 -
30. Bozner Filmtage Bolzano Cinema
13.04.2016 - 17.04.2016 -
Solothurn, 51. Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2016 - 28.01.2016