The program combines best Swiss films of the last years, which were selected for European festivals.
We will screen a comedy, filmed in Iceland, a dramedy about assisted suicide… which did not go according to the plan, a 10-part Sci-Fi anthology, an Oscar-nominated animation film and a social drama.
For full program and tickets please see below:
WELCOME TO ICELAND
15 June, Thursday
19:30
Comedy
Switzerland, 2016 / 96 min.
Director: Felix Tissi
Cast: Julia Brendler, Dominique Jann
Whoever goes off into the wilderness, should not be surprised at who he meets there. In the lone Icelandic highlands, a suicidal man wearing a tie, a lowbrow big-city couple and an outdoorsy family come together by chance. What begins as a grudging forced community, results in oddities, absurd situations and even in new love. Clearly, some things also fall apart.
WONDERLAND / HEIMATLAND
16 June, Friday
19:00
Drama
Switzerland, Germany, 2015 / 99 min.
A hurricane of catastrophic proportions is brewing over Switzerland. The country is in a state of emergency. Ten directors from a new generation of filmmakers imagine how the Swiss would deal with the worst possible disaster: the downfall of their country.
VANITY / LA VANITÉ
17 June, Saturday
19:00
Dramedy
Switzerland, France, 2015 / 75 min.
Director: Lionel Baier
Cast: Patrick Lapp, Carmen Maura, Ivan Georgiev
David Miller wants to end his life. This elderly architect, now ill, doesn’t want to leave anything to chance, so he contacts an assisted suicide organization. However, Espe, the woman accompanying him on his quest, doesn’t seem that familiar with the procedures. Meanwhile David tries everything he can think of to convince Tréplev, the Russian prostitute in the next room, to act as witness to his final moments, as required under Swiss law. Over the course of one night, all three discover that a liking for others – perhaps even love – are curiously tenacious feelings.
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI / MA VIE DE COURGETTE
18 June, Sunday
19:00
Animated feature
Switzerland, France, 2016 / 66 min.
Director: Claude Barras
– nominations for «Oscar» nomination for best animated feature, 2017
– «César» prize for best animated feature, 2017
Zucchini is a rather unusual nickname for a 9-year-old boy and his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his mother’s sudden death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer Raymond, who accompanies Zucchini to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first Zucchini struggles to find his place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. Yet with Raymond’s help and his new found friends, he eventually learns to trust, finds true love and at last a new family of his own.
I’LL BE THE GOALIE / DER GOALIE BIN IG
19 June, Monday
19:00
Drama
Switzerland, 2014 / 88 min.
Director: Sabine Boss
Cast: Marcus Signer, Sonja Riesen, Pascal Ulli
It’s at the end of the eighties, and the hedonist Ernst, whom everyone calls “Goalie,” returns to the small town of Schummertal after spending one year in prison. This is where he grew up; everyone here knows him. Goalie wants a new start, this time a life without drugs. He looks for a job and falls in love with Regula, a waitress. It doesn’t matter to him that his best friend Ueli thinks he has become bourgeois. Strong-willed, somewhat naive and with a great deal of charm, he wants to get his life back on the right track. But just as his life is about to take a lucky turn, his past catches up with him.
Swiss Film Week will take place on 15 – 19 June in Kyiv cinema, 19 Velyka Vasylkivska Str.
