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L'héritier

Switzerland / France, January 2002
FILM, Fiction, 99 min.

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directed by
Christian Karcher
Written by
Laurence Mermoud, Christian Karcher
Status
In distribution

Vico, a young African, inherits an alpine pasture in Gruyère. He comes to Switzerland with the firm intention of selling the land. Amused to discover the local black market in cheese, he manages to defeat the plans of a local bigwig who is too sure of his white man’s superiority, does his best to become an “armailli” (Gruyère-style dairy farmer) and saves the village from disaster. Filmed on location in the home of the world-famous cheese, this modern fable takes us behind the scenes of a Swiss village whose well-oiled mechanism is so easily thrown out of kilter by a tiny “grain of sand” from Africa. A humorous and offbeat look at a clash between two cultures that reveals Switzerland in a new and unexpected light.

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World Premiere
January 2002
Original Version
French,  colour, Beta SP, 99 min.
Production
Caravan Productions, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, K'IEN Productions, France 2, ARTE G.E.I.E.
Producer
directed by
Christian Karcher
Written by
Laurence Mermoud, Christian Karcher
Cinemato­graphy
Carlo Varini
Editing
Xavier Ruiz
Music
Edgard Biondina
Location Sound Mix
Edgard Biondina
Production Design
Pia Gans de St. Pré
Lighting Design
Carlo Varini

Cast

Laurent Sandoz
Natacha Koutchoumov

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Bohemian Films sàrl

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Caravan Productions Distribution
Release date: tba

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