Mein Name ist Eugen
Rascals On The Road
Je m'appelle Eugen
Switzerland, September 2005
FILM,
Fiction,
100 min.
- directed by
- Michael Steiner
- Written by
- Michael Sauter, Christoph Frey, Michael Steiner
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.eugen-film.ch
From the literary classic by Klaus Schädelin, “Mein Name ist Eugen” is a coming of age story set in the 1960s, and tells of 12-year-old Eugen and Wrigley's last summer of adventure. When Wrigley's parents announce their intention to pack him off to boarding school, the boys run away, hoping to find Fritzli Bühler, the “King of Rascals” in Zurich. But then Eugen and Wrigley bump into their Scouts group on the train and feel forced to join them to Ticino. From there they escape again and attempt to cycle back to Zurich, but the boys' disappearance is noticed and their parents get on their trail. As the boys continue their precarious journey over their Alps, they begin to doubt whether Fritzli Bühler really lives in Zurich and whether he actually exists at all.
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2005
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, colour, 35mm, 100 min.
- Production
- Kontraproduktion AG, C-FILMS AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Impuls Home Entertainment AG, Teleclub AG
- Producer
- directed by
- Michael Steiner
- Written by
- Michael Sauter, Christoph Frey, Michael Steiner
- Cinematography
- Pascal Walder
- Editing
- Tobias Fueter, Gisela Weibel
- Music
- Adrian Frutiger, Diego Baldenweg
- Location Sound Mix
- Hugo Poletti
- Production Design
- Gerald Damovsky, Monica Rottmeyer
- Lighting Design
- David Satz
- Costumes
- Pascale Suter
- Casting
- Simone Häberling, Ruth Hirschfeld
Cast
Manuel Häberli
Janic Halioua
Dominic Hänni
Alex Niederhäuser
Beat Schlatter
Mike Müller
Sabina Schneebeli
Patrick Frey
Stefan Gubser
Monika Niggeler
Stephanie Japp
Pablo Aguilar
Joel Basman
Max Rüdlinger
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- C-FILMS AG
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
- Squareone Entertainment GmbH Distribution
- Germany
- Squareone Entertainment GmbH Distribution
- Luxembourg
- Squareone Entertainment GmbH Distribution
- Switzerland
- Frenetic Films Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Anvers, European Youth Film Festival of Flanders, Best feature film (Bruges Children's Jury) 2007 (Winner)
- International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Special Jury Prize 2007 (Winner)
- Festival international du Film pour enfants de Montréal, Grand Prix 2006 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2006 (Winner)
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Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich,
Zürcher Filmpreis
2006
(Winner)
Monica Rottmeyer - Zürich, Prix Walo, Prix Walo - Beste Filmproduktion 2005 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Zlin, 57th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
26.05.2017 - 03.06.2017 -
Zug, 2. Zuger Filmtage
04.11.2016 - 06.11.2016 -
Fünf-Seen-Land, 4. Fünf Seen Filmfestival Gilching
27.07.2010 - 04.08.2010 -
Saarbrücken, 31. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
18.01.2010 - 24.01.2010 -
Zlin, ZLIN International Film Festival for Children and Youth
27.05.2007 - 02.06.2007 -
International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults
30.04.2007 - 04.05.2007 -
Anvers, 19th European Youth Film Festival of Flanders
18.02.2007 - 23.02.2007 -
Strasbourg, Augenblick Festival
23.01.2007 - 09.02.2007 -
San Francisco, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival San Francisco
11.01.2007 - 17.01.2007 -
Tallinn, PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival
23.11.2006 - 10.12.2006
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Mannheim-Heidelberg, 55. Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
16.11.2006 - 25.11.2006 -
17. Kinofest Lünen
16.11.2006 - 19.11.2006 -
American Film Market
01.11.2006 - 08.11.2006 -
World Film Festival of Bangkok
13.10.2006 - 22.10.2006 -
Schlingel - Internationales Filmfestival für Kinder und junges Publikum
09.10.2006 - 15.10.2006 -
Hamburg, Filmfest Hamburg
05.10.2006 - 12.10.2006 -
Sarajevo, 12th Sarajevo Film Festival
18.08.2006 - 26.08.2006 -
Nenzing, 21. Filmfestival Alpinale
09.08.2006 - 14.08.2006 -
Moscow, 28th Moscow International Film Festival
23.06.2006 - 02.07.2006 -
9ème Festival international du film pour enfants Montréal
04.03.2006 - 12.03.2006 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
16.01.2006 - 22.01.2006