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Der Imker

The Beekeeper
Apiculteur
L'apicoltore

Switzerland / France, January 2013
FILM, Documentary, 107 min.

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directed by
Mano Khalil
Written by
Mano Khalil
Status
In distribution
Website
www.derimker.ch

The moving story of a beekeeper’s fate. He lost everything in the turmoil of the Turkish-Kurdish war: his wife and children, his homeland and, with the loss of over 500 colonies of bees, also his livelihood. The only thing remaining is his love of bees and his unwavering trust in individual human beings, regardless of origin. Following a long odyssey fraught with deprivation, the beekeeper finds his way back to his passion in Switzerland.

Il film racconta la toccante vicenda di un allevatore di api. Il caos del conflitto turco-curdo gli ha preso tutto: la moglie e i figli, la patria e i più di 500 popoli di api con i quali si guadagnava da vivere. Gli sono rimasti solo l'amore per l'apicoltura e un'incrollabile fiducia negli esseri umani. Dopo una lunga ed estenuante odissea, l'uomo arriva in Svizzera, dove grazie alle api riscopre il gusto della vita.

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World Premiere
January 2013
Original Version
Kurdish, Swiss-German, German (arabic/italian/french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 107 min.
ISAN
0000-0003-50B0-0000-4-0000-0000-P
Production
Frame Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ARTE G.E.I.E.
Producer
Mano Khalil
directed by
Mano Khalil
Written by
Mano Khalil
Cinemato­graphy
Mano Khalil, Steff Bossert
Editing
Thomas Bachmann
Sound Editing
Thomas Bachmann
Sound Design
Rolf Büttikofer
Re-Recording Mix
Rolf Büttikofer
Music
Mario Batkovic
Location Sound Mix
Weli Cici

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Frame Film GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
BraveHearts International GmbH Distribution
Release date: 30.01.2014
Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution
Release date: 06.06.2013

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