Archive of films Chris the Swiss / Chris the Swiss
Switzerland / Croatia / Germany / Finland
2018, 90 min
Section:
Another View
Year: 2018
In 1992 the body of a young Swiss journalist was found in Croatia dressed in a uniform donned by international mercenaries. Nineteen years later his cousin Anja attempts to uncover the background to Chris’s murder. Following in his tracks she discovers a painful story of the search for conscience, adventure, and the meaning of war.
Synopsis
War always fascinated Christian. At 17 he ran off to join a South African militia and a few years later he traveled to war-torn Yugoslavia as a reporter. The conflict, however, drew him in completely, and he joined a paramilitary unit of foreign volunteers led by the charismatic Eduardo, a Bolivian officer trained by the KGB. With the aid of passages from her cousin’s diaries, archive footage, and her own hand-drawn animation, the director reconstructs Chris’s mysterious past. Combining documentary and animated film, she gradually uncovers his incredible story, offering audiences a gripping personal statement and a terrifying probe into a displaced war history.
Nikola Paggio
About the director
Anja Kofmel (b. 1982, Lugano, Switzerland). Filmography: Chrigi (2009, short), Chris the Swiss (2018)
Contacts
Urban Distribution International
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France
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About the film
Color, Black & White, DCP
Section: | Another View |
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Director: | Anja Kofmel |
Screenplay: | Anja Kofmel |
Dir. of Photography: | Simon Guy Fässler |
Music: | Marcel Vaid |
Editor: | Stefan Kälin |
Producer: | Samir |
Production: | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion |
Coproduction: | Nukleus Film, MA.JA.DE, IV FILMS LTD |
Cast: | Megan Gay, Joel Basman |
Sales: | Urban Distribution International |