Vitus
Switzerland, February 2006
FILM,
Fiction,
120 min.
- directed by
- Fredi M. Murer
- Written by
- Peter Luisi, Fredi M. Murer, Lukas B. Suter
- Status
- In distribution
Vitus is a boy who almost seems to be from another planet: He has hearing like a bat, he plays piano like a virtuoso and studies encyclopaedias at the age of five. No wonder his parents begin to anticipate a brilliant future for him. They want Vitus to become a pianist. However, the little genius prefers to play in his eccentric grandfather’s workshop. He dreams of flying and of a normal childhood. Ultimately, with one dramatic leap, Vitus takes control of his own life…
credits
- World Premiere
- February 2006
- Original Version
- English, Swiss-German (french/english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 120 min.
- Production
- Vitusfilm, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E., Teleclub AG
- Producer
- Christian Davi, Christof Neracher, Fredi M. Murer
- directed by
- Fredi M. Murer
- Written by
- Peter Luisi, Fredi M. Murer, Lukas B. Suter
- Cinematography
- Pio Corradi
- Editing
- Myriam Flury
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Music
- Mario Beretta
- Location Sound Mix
- Hugo Poletti
- Production Design
- Susanne Jauch
- Lighting Design
- Ernst Brunner
- Costumes
- Sabine Murer
- Casting
- Corinna Glaus
Cast
Teo Gheorghiu
Bruno Ganz
Julika Jenkins
Urs Jucker
Fabrizio Borsani
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Attraction Distribution
Worldwide Distribution
- Argentina
- Primer Plano Film Group SA Distribution
- Belgium
-
Imagine Film Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 19.03.2008 - France
-
Océan Films Distribution Int
Distribution
Release date: 09.01.2008 - Germany
- SchwarzWeiss Filmverleih Distribution
- Greece
-
Videorama Monoprosopi LTD
Distribution
Release date: 11.01.2009 - Luxembourg
-
Imagine Film Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 09.01.2008 - Portugal
- Atalanta Filmes Distribution
- South Korea
-
Image Factory
Distribution
Release date: 09.04.2008 - Spain
- Sherlock Films Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Frenetic Films
Distribution
Release date: 02.02.2006
Awards
(a selection)
- Pyongyang International Film Festival, Special Screening Prize 2008 (Winner)
- Ascunción, Festival Internacional de Cine Arte & Cultura, 1. Publikumspreis ex aequo 2008 (Winner)
- Strasbourg, Augenblick Festival, "Augenblick"-Preis 2007 (Winner)
- CINEMA Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma, Publikumspreis 2006 (Winner)
- Berlin, Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Bronzener Bär 2006 (Winner)
- Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Audience Choice Award 2006 (Winner)
- Los Angeles AFI Fest, Audience Award 2006 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2007 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Zlin, 57th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
26.05.2017 - 03.06.2017 -
19th Osaka European Film Festival
22.11.2012 - 26.11.2012 -
Fünf-Seen-Land, 6. Fünf Seen Filmfestival
26.07.2012 - 05.08.2012 -
Cluj, 10. Transilvania International Film Festival Cluj & Sibiu
03.06.2011 - 19.06.2011 -
Pyongyang International Film Festival
17.09.2008 - 26.09.2008 -
Ascunción, Festival Internacional de Cine Arte & Cultura
11.09.2008 - 30.09.2008 -
13th Kolkatta Film Festival
10.11.2007 - 17.11.2007 -
Shanghai, 10th Shanghai International Film Festival
16.06.2007 - 24.06.2007 -
Seattle, 33nd Seattle International Film Festival
24.05.2007 - 17.06.2007 -
San Francisco, 50th San Francisco International Film Festival
26.04.2007 - 10.05.2007
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New York, 6th Tribeca FilmFestival
25.04.2007 - 06.05.2007 -
Istanbul, International Istanbul Film Festival
31.03.2007 - 05.04.2007 -
Montevideo, Festival Cinematográfico Int.
24.03.2007 - 08.04.2007 -
Mar del Plata, 22. Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
08.03.2007 - 18.03.2007 -
Gothenburg, 30st Göteborg Film Festival
26.01.2007 - 05.02.2007 -
Strasbourg, Augenblick Festival
23.01.2007 - 09.02.2007 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2007 - 28.01.2007 -
Palm Springs, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007
04.01.2007 - 15.01.2007 -
Tallinn, PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival
23.11.2006 - 10.12.2006 -
Ljubljana International Film Festival
10.11.2006 - 24.11.2006 -
Osaka European Film Festival
03.11.2006 - 29.11.2006 -
20th AFI FEST - AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival
01.11.2006 - 12.11.2006 -
American Film Market
01.11.2006 - 08.11.2006 -
Sao Paulo, 30th Mostra International Film Festival Sao Paulo
20.10.2006 - 02.11.2006 -
1. Festa internazionale del cinema di Roma
13.10.2006 - 19.10.2006 -
Haifa, Haifa International Film Festival
07.10.2006 - 14.10.2006 -
Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival
05.10.2006 - 19.10.2006 -
Vancouver, 25th Vancouver International Film Festival
28.09.2006 - 13.10.2006 -
San Sebastian, 54. Festival internacional de Cine
21.09.2006 - 30.09.2006 -
Montréal, 30e Festival des Films du Monde Montréal
24.08.2006 - 04.09.2006 -
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
09.08.2006 - 14.08.2006 -
Locarno, 59. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
02.08.2006 - 12.08.2006 -
Galway Film Fleadh
11.07.2006 - 16.07.2006 -
22. Festival Internacional de Cinema Setúbal
02.06.2006 - 11.06.2006 -
Berlin, Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
09.02.2006 - 19.02.2006