Zwiespalt
Torn
Switzerland, September 2017
FILM,
Fiction,
89 min.
- directed by
- Barbara Kulcsar
- Written by
- Natascha Beller
- Status
- In distribution
When a convicted felon fails to return from his prison leave and a young woman is found murdered, forensic psychiatrist Roman Mettler finds himself fighting for his existence. It was him who had composed the report permitting the leave.
Roman Mettler (Martin Rapold) is an expert in forensic psychiatry. He leads an ordinary life, alongside his wife, a talented violinist, until one day a young female runner is found raped and murdered. Soon, the facts all point to the alleged killer being a felon on prison leave, the permit having been composed by Roman Mettler. The case makes a lot of noise and provokes the media.
„We catch them, you let them out again.“ - Also drawn into the case is Romans college friend Linda Berger (Isabelle Barth), who is a single mother working as a policewoman. As part of her work she accompanies rejected asylum seekers back to their native countries on plane. Her daughter - a teenager at her peak - heavily criticizes her mother on a moral level. After a repatriation escalates at the airport, Linda and Roman find themselves in the same boat, trying to figure out what in the world they are (supposed to be) doing.
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2017
- Original Version
- colour, ProRes 422, 89 min.
- Production
- Plan B Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- HC Vogel
- directed by
- Barbara Kulcsar
- Written by
- Natascha Beller
- Cinematography
- Tobias Dengler
- Editing
- Gion-Reto Killias
- Sound Editing
- Manu Gerber
- Sound Design
- Manu Gerber
- Re-Recording Mix
- Manu Gerber
- Music
- Ephrem Lüchinger
- Location Sound Mix
- Jan Illing
- Production Design
- Peter Scherz
- Lighting Design
- Peter Demmer
- Costumes
- Linda Harper
- Casting
- Corinna Glaus
Cast
Martin Rapold as Roman
Isabelle Barth as Linda
Luna Wedler as Seraina
Hans-Caspar Gattiker as Florian
Lale Yavas as Beatrice
Martin Hug as Santos
Carine Kapinga-Grab as Bintou
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Media Move