Suiços Brasileiros - Uma História Esquecida

Swiss Brazilians - A Forgotten Story
Schweizerische Brasilianer - Eine vergessene Geschichte
Suisses brésiliens - Une histoire oubliée
Brasiliani Svizzeri - Una storia dimenticata

Brazil / Switzerland, March 2013
FILM, Documentary, 52 min.

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directed by
Calixto Hakim
Written by
Calixto Hakim, Paulo Esteche
Status
In distribution

For more than 160 years little was known about the forgotten Swiss immigrants of the Colony Dona Francisca in southern Brazil. Many of the Swiss descendants thought mistakenly, until very recently, that they were of German descent. Even today in Switzerland many are unaware that their ancestors had emmigrated to Brazil in search of a better life. Shot in these two countries with an international cast, the film tells the moving saga of those brave families, blending fictional narrative with documentary style.

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World Premiere
March 2013
Original Version
Swiss-German, Portuguese, German (english/portuguese/german subtitles),  colour and b/w, HD Cam, 52 min.
ISAN
0000-000353260000-40000-0000-P
Production
Jupiter Filmes, Eclipse Studios GmbH
Producer
Katharina Beck, Calixto Hakim
directed by
Calixto Hakim
Written by
Calixto Hakim, Paulo Esteche
Cinemato­graphy
Marcelo Biss
Editing
Heidi Peters
Sound Editing
Eduardo Lehr
Sound Design
Eduardo Lehr
Re-Recording Mix
Eduardo Lehr
Music
Lauro Castro
Location Sound Mix
Marquinhos Ribeiro, Marco Teufen
Production Design
Monika Stahel, Marcos Rück
Special Effects
Leonardo Sindlinger
Lighting Design
Pituca Pituca, Timon Schäppi
Costumes
Monika Stahel, Zenor Ribas
Casting
Ariane Waldvogel, Raquel Neves, Paulo Letier

Cast

Stefan Colombo
Michelle Cordes
Rhea Michas
Juarez Machado
Carlos Daitschmann
Kloss Kloss

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Jupiter Filmes

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Jupiter Filmes Distribution

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