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Soul of a Beast

Concorso internazionale

Switzerland · 2021 · DCP 2K · Color · 110' · o.v. Swiss-German/French/Japanese

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Screening

Friday 6 | 8 | 2021, 15:15 · Palexpo (FEVI) · Sub. English,Italian

Screening

Saturday 7 | 8 | 2021, 09:15 · L’altra Sala · Sub. English,Italian

Screening

Sunday 8 | 8 | 2021, 19:30 · PalaCinema 1 · Sub. English

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Wednesday 11 | 8 | 2021, 09:00 · Cinema Rialto 1 · Sub. English

In a delirious summer rush, teenage father Gabriel falls in love with enigmatic Corey, the girlfriend of his best friend Joel. Deeply hurt about their deceitful intentions, Joel reveals the truth about Gabriel‘s entangled past – there isn’t just one child. Overwhelmed with ‘the biggest decision of his life’, Gabriel is thrown into the wilderness of his heart, where fantasy replaces reality.

When I witnessed the birth of my son and the death of my friends, an identical sensation shot through my body – as if catching a glimpse through a sudden crack in the empty sky.

– Lorenz Merz

Information

Director

Lorenz Merz

Cast

Pablo Caprez, Ella Rumpf, Art Bllaca, Luna Wedler, Tonatiuh Radzi, Lolita Chammah, Angelique La Douce

Producer

Simon Hesse, Lorenz Merz

Co-producer

Cyrill Gerber, Julien Wagner, Urs Fitze, Anke Beining-Wellhausen, Patrick Gantner

Cinematography

Fabian Kimoto, Lorenz Merz

Editing

Lorenz Merz, Noemi Preiswerk

Sound design

Oscar van Hoogevest

Music

Fatima Dunn, Julian Sartorius , Laszlo Ovlinsky

Art director

Nicole Hoesli

Costumes

Laura Locher

Screenplay

Lorenz Merz

Voice

Yoshi Amao

Production

Hesse Film
info@hessefilm.ch
www.hessefilm.ch

Co-production

8horses
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www.8horses.ch

Milan Film
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www.milan-film.ch

SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
srf@srf.ch
www.srf.ch

SRG SSR
info@srgssr.ch
www.srgssr.ch

blue
www.blue.ch

The Hub Media
julien.wagner@thehubfeatures.com

Swiss distributor

Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
info@ascot-elite.ch
www.ascot-elite.ch

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Lorenz Merz

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Award Ceremony Locarno 74

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SOUL OF A BEAST (CI) By Lorenz Merz

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