Gruobi 1899

Switzerland, September 2024
FILM, Fiction, Documentary, 14 min.

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directed by
Diego Brügger, Oliver Kehl
Written by
Oliver Kehl, Diego Brügger
Status
In distribution

In this gripping 1899 drama, based on true events, Adolf Scheuber resorts to illegal hunting to fund his wife's medical treatment. Tempted by a 500 CHF offer for a chamois kill, he embarks on a desperate final hunt. Caught poaching by Walter and Stefan Durrer, Adolf, in a moment of despair, shoots them and flees. Johan, his hunting companion, is reluctantly drawn into the tragedy.

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World Premiere
September 2024
Original Version
Swiss-German (english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 14 min.
Production
Diego Brügger, Oliver Kehl
Producer
Oliver Kehl, Diego Brügger
directed by
Diego Brügger, Oliver Kehl
Written by
Oliver Kehl, Diego Brügger
Cinemato­graphy
Mick Vuillemier, Nino Ubezio, Dardan Palaj
Editing
Diego Brügger, Oliver Kehl
Sound Editing
Alexander Bouda
Sound Design
Alexander Bouda
Re-Recording Mix
Alexander Bouda
Music
Andrzej Ojczenasz
Production Design
Gwendolyn Harlacher
Lighting Design
Damien Jenal, Nizar Dübi
Costumes
Gwendolyn Harlacher
Make up
Giana Schüpbach, Nina Piede

Cast

Martin Zimmermann as Adolf Scheuber
Nina Egli as Bertha Scheuber Christen
Ramon Riser as Johan Waser
Klaus Odermatt as Pater Zumbühl
Alex Odermatt as Polizist Scheuber
Hans Grütter as Werner Durrer
Nicolas Kalousek as Stefan Durrer
Joe Feubli as Reto Niederberger

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World Rights
Oliver Kehl
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