Ultima Thule – Eine Reise an den Rand der Welt
Ultima Thule – A Journey To The Edge Of The World
Switzerland, November 2005
FILM,
Fiction,
90 min.
- directed by
- Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf
- Written by
- Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.ultimathule.ch
When successful stock broker Alfred Böhler leaves for work on a foggy day, he has no idea what dramatic turn his life is about to take. On the journey into work he has a major car accident and ends up in intensive care, fighting for his life. As his wife sits by his side, praying for him to recover, Alfred embarks as an eagle to a very different journey. While his body lies motionless at the hospital, Alfred is actually flying over mountain tops and glaciers. Although he is seemingly dead, Alfred’s inner self is making a huge journey down the glaciers to the green plains of a big river, experiencing the full force of nature, something we often forget in our modern lives. A film that celebrates life.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2005
- Original Version
- German, colour, 35mm, 90 min.
- Production
- Ariane Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG
- Producer
- directed by
- Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf
- Written by
- Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf
- Cinematography
- Pio Corradi
- Editing
- Fee Liechti
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Music
- Fazil Say
- Location Sound Mix
- Dieter Meyer
- Production Design
- Monika Bregger
- Lighting Design
- Peter Demmer, Jürg Albrecht
- Costumes
- Dorothee Schmid
- Casting
- Ruth Hirschfeld
Cast
Stefan Kurt
Barbara Auer
Patrick Frey
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Ariane Film AG
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Montréal, 30e Festival des Films du Monde Montréal
24.08.2006 - 04.09.2006 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
16.01.2006 - 22.01.2006