Société anonyme

Limited Company

Switzerland, September 2005
FILM, Documentary, 79 min.

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directed by
Laurent Graenicher
Written by
Laurent Graenicher
Status
In distribution
Website
www.imagia-ch.com

In 1995 the Tornos factory in Moutier experiences a sudden boom. Thanks to the production of a revolutionary machine tool it quickly outgrows its sluggish past. Factory buildings are renovated and a large number of new workers are hired. The new director manages to inspire confidence all around in the company's potential. In 1999 a group of investors becomes the company's main stakeholder. One of their declared targets is to get Tornos listed on the stock exchange. Euphoria abounds; even workers buy shares of their own factory. Then suddenly, in connection with the turbulences on the financial markets in 2001, the company comes close to bankruptcy. A wave of dismissals follows, over 600 workers are made redundant.

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World Premiere
September 2005
Original Version
French,  colour, Beta SP, 79 min.
Production
imagia – coopérative audiovisuelle, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Cornelia Hummel
directed by
Laurent Graenicher
Written by
Laurent Graenicher
Cinemato­graphy
Laurent Graenicher
Editing
Damian Plandolit
Music
Didier De Giorgi
Location Sound Mix
Laurent Graenicher, Martin Stricker

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