Wir kamen um zu helfen

We Came To Help
Nous étions venus pour aider

Switzerland, January 2013
FILM, Documentary, 87 min.

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directed by
Thomas Isler
Written by
Thomas Isler
Status
In distribution

When Switzerland became involved in Ruanda in the 1960s, it entailed a dangerous game with the power elite from the start. It was the genocide of 800'000 people in 1994, however, that led to a rethinking of development aid. The film offers those involved at that time a chance to speak, as well as examining further the question of whether doing good always does good.

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World Premiere
January 2013
Original Version
French, Rundi, German (french/english/german subtitles),  colour and b/w, DCP, 87 min.
ISAN
0000-0003-5208-0000-B-0000-0000-4
Production
maximage, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
Producer
Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler
directed by
Thomas Isler
Written by
Thomas Isler
Cinemato­graphy
Gabriel Sandru
Editing
Daniel Gibel
Sound Editing
Oswald Schwander
Sound Design
Florian Eidenbenz
Re-Recording Mix
Florian Eidenbenz
Music
Bernd Schurer
Location Sound Mix
Reto Stamm

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World Rights
maximage

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
maximage Distribution
Release date: 03.11.2013

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