Sommervögel

Little Paradise
Le petit paradis

Switzerland, August 2010
FILM, Fiction, 96 min.

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directed by
Paul Riniker
Written by
Signe Astrup, Eva Vitija
Status
In distribution
Website
www.sommervoegel-film.ch

After a lengthy spell in prison, Res, an aging biker, finds himself as an odd-job man on a camping site, straight in the dreamworld of Greta, a 33-year-old, mentally challenged woman. She still lives at home with her parents who are over protective and treat her like a handicapped person. Greta falls in love with Res. He is irritated by her strange nature but touched by her directness. And despite the fierce resistance from her family and the people around them an extraordinary love story ensues.

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World Premiere
August 2010
Original Version
Swiss-German (german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 96 min.
Production
Hugofilm Productions GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Christian Davi, Christof Neracher, Thomas Thümena
directed by
Paul Riniker
Written by
Signe Astrup, Eva Vitija (in collaboration with Petra Haas and Paul Riniker, based on an idea by Petra Haas)
Cinemato­graphy
Felix von Muralt
Editing
Myriam Flury
Sound Editing
Jürg von Allmen
Sound Design
Jürg von Allmen
Music
Marcel Vaid
Location Sound Mix
Hugo Poletti
Production Design
Su Erdt
Lighting Design
Peter Demmer
Casting
Corinna Glaus, Sibylle Schaeren

Cast

Sabine Timoteo
Roeland Wiesnekker
Anna Thalbach
Patricia Litten
Herbert Leiser
Doro Müggler
Martin Hug

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Hugofilm Productions GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution
Release date: tba

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