Gambit
Switzerland / Germany, August 2005
FILM,
Documentary,
107 min.
- directed by
- Sabine Gisiger
- Written by
- Sabine Gisiger
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.dschointventschr.ch
In 1976 a massive explosion at chemicals factory Icmesa in the Italian Seveso had devastating consequences for neighbouring communities and their environment. Icmesa’s parent company was Givaudan, which in turn belonged to Hoffman La Roche, based in Basel. Following the accident, Icmesa’s technical director Jorg Sambeth was charged with failing to keep adequate security measures. During his investigations into the true cause and background to the catastrophe, Sambeth stumbled upon facts that were damaging to those who were paying his lawyers. Yet he is sentenced to five years in prison. How should he take up his grievances with this conglomerate of companies?
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2005
- Original Version
- Italian, French, English, Swiss-German, German, colour, 35mm, 107 min.
- Production
- Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
- Producer
- Karin Koch
- directed by
- Sabine Gisiger
- Written by
- Sabine Gisiger
- Cinematography
- Reinhard Köcher, Helena Vagnières
- Editing
- Patricia Wagner
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Music
- Peter Bräker, Balz Bachmann
- Location Sound Mix
- Andreas Litmanowitsch, Matteo De Pellegrini
Cast
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
- Real Fiction Filmverleih Distribution
- Switzerland
- Look Now! Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Madrid, Documenta Madrid Festival Internacional de Documentales de Madrid, 2. Jurypreis 2006 (Winner)
- Mar del Plata, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Special Mention 2006 (Winner)
- Bozner Filmtage, Dokumentarfilmpreis 2006 (Winner)
- Duisburg, Duisburger Filmwoche / vhs, Publikumspreis der Rheinischen Post für den beliebtesten Film 2005 (Winner)
- Locarno, Locarno Festival, Prize SRG SSR idée suisse, Semaine de la critique 2005 (Winner)
- Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württembergischer Dokumentarfilmpreis, Baden-Würtenbergischer Dokumentarfilmpreis 2007 2007 (Winner)
- Marseille, CMCA Prix International du documentaire et du reportage méditerranéen, Premio del Mediterraneo - categoria: Inchieste 2006 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Marseille, Festival international de cinéma Marseille
04.07.2007 - 09.07.2007 -
Goiania, 9th International Festival of Environmental Film and Video FICA Goiãnia
12.06.2007 - 17.06.2007 -
Krems, EU XXL FILM
26.02.2007 - 04.03.2007 -
26.11.2006 - 06.12.2006 -
17. Kinofest Lünen
16.11.2006 - 19.11.2006 -
9. Environmental Film Festival - Cinemambiente
27.10.2006 - 31.10.2006 -
Lisbon, doclisboa 2006 4th International Documentary Film Festival
20.10.2006 - 29.10.2006 -
Madrid, 3rd Documenta Madrid Festival Internacional de Documentales
05.05.2006 - 14.05.2006 -
Munich, 21. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
03.05.2006 - 11.05.2006 -
Mar del Plata, 21e Festival de Cine de Mar del Plata
09.03.2006 - 19.03.2006
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8th One World Film Festival
02.03.2006 - 09.03.2006 -
Biarritz, 19ème Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels
24.01.2006 - 29.01.2006 -
Saarbrücken, 27. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
23.01.2006 - 29.01.2006 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
16.01.2006 - 22.01.2006 -
Docs for Sale
28.11.2005 - 30.11.2005 -
Amsterdam, 18th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
24.11.2005 - 04.12.2005 -
Duisburg, Duisburger Filmwoche / vhs
31.10.2005 - 06.11.2005 -
Locarno, 58. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
03.08.2005 - 13.08.2005