Calabria
2016 | 117 min | Documentary
A road movie in a hearse. After the death of an Italian man, two undertakers, Jovan and José - themselves emigrants - drive the body to Italy.
Pierre-François Sauter
DirectorPierre-François Sauter is a Swiss director known for his work in the film industry. He has directed several successful films such as "Suffering is the Easy Part" and "Bovines." Sauter's unique storytelling and visual style have garnered critical acclaim and recognition at various film festivals. While specific award information may not be readily available, Sauter continues to make a significant impact in the world of cinema with his thought-provoking and visually striking work.
Films
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2017 | 82 min | Documentary
In Russia they were "the fascists", in Germany they are "the Russians". In 2001, the filmmaker's family emigrated from Omsk, Siberia to Germany. In this film she portrays her family, who are colloquially referred to as "Russian Germans" and in official parlance as "ethnic German repatriates". Heckmann expresses a feeling of foreignness in long shots that show the feeling of loss and embitterment from people who are at home neither here nor there. "It's an uneasiness that makes FAMILY LIFE a winning ...
Europa Passage
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Dear John
2015 | 42 min | Documentary
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The Most Beautiful Country in the World
2018 | 101 min | Documentary
A semi-documentary that follows a group of young migrants in Vienna as they negotiate the maze of administrative procedures. In this clash of two worlds, real refugees who live in Austria, such as the young Afghan Bagher, play themselves. Bagher arrived in Vienna in 2015. Local residents defend the status quo against escalating immigration. The refugees have lost their homes and are refugees for a reason. Forced to flee their own countries, they are trying to adapt to the strange new environment. ...
Here I am... Here you are
2017 | 69 min | Documentary
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Fraulein
2006 | 77 min | Drama
Ruza left her homeland Serbia over 30 years ago and lives in Zurich. Her everyday life takes place in a meticulously constructed world, until Ana appears one day. Ana, the young woman from Sarajevo, is beautiful, hungry for life, somehow lost – and she upsets Ruza's firmly established order. A tender friendship develops between the two headstrong women. Director Andrea Štaka takes an intimate look at three women in Switzerland who come from different parts of a country that no longer exists (the ...
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1992 | 92 min | Drama
An episodic story of encounters that three friends - Rita, Lilian and Roberta - experience as they travel to a wedding in Berlin by boat. Rita's unexpected encounter with a past lover forces the premature end to the festive trip. Marooned in the sands of the Brandenburg countryside, they embark on a wild odyssey, full of euphoric drifting and challenging situations. A blissful feeling of homelessness. The car's tires are stolen, hotels and guesthouses are full. There is no turning back "And what ...
Those Who Go Those Who Stay
2013 | 75 min | Documentary
Nonetheless, the analysis closes without conclusion: it is like an offer to her viewers to draw their own associations, their own connections. Beckermann's great strength becomes clear: the free, spontaneous leap from individuality to universality. "A grim ode to Europe" (indiewire) "Ein Film wie eine musikalische Komposition" (Jan Tabor) This film offers an intentionally unintentional gaze that allows for chance encounters, for stories and memories that lead Ruth Beckermann across Europe and ...
Nirwana
2013 | 52 min | Drama
Based on a true story, NIRWANA tells of a modern odyssey that also "symbolizes the inattention to those on whose backs our prosperity is carried out". (Director's commentary) Din Islam lives with his family in a small village near Chittagong, the largest port city in Bangladesh. To feed his family, Din and his close friend Amin head off to the city to look for work. After a long and disappointing day, they stroll around the darker parts of the city, looking for a place to sleep. Their decision to ...
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