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Les guérisseurs des Alpes

Switzerland, 1995
FILM, Documentary, 90 min.

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directed by
Jürg Neuenschwander
Written by
Jürg Neuenschwander
Status
In distribution

Returning home to his native Emmental after travelling around the world, Jürg Neuenschwander comes across peoble who are skilled in the art of healing and tend to the sick with herbs and powers even though the law of the canton of Berne still strictly prohibits the practice of healing. Healers have become very popular. Their patients come from all walks of life: nurses, distillers, alpine farmers and computer experts alike approach healers in the hope that they will relieve or even deliver them from their sufferings. Many patients with chronical illnesses view healers as the last resort after traditional doctors have failed to help them.

credits

World Premiere
1995
Original Version
Swiss-German, German,  colour, 35mm, 90 min.
Production
Carac Film AG, Container Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, Teleclub AG
Producer
directed by
Jürg Neuenschwander
Written by
Jürg Neuenschwander
Cinemato­graphy
Patrick Lindenmaier
Editing
Regina Bärtschi
Location Sound Mix
Alain Roulet, Balthasar Jucker

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Carac Film AG , Container Film AG

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: tba

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