Glückspilze

Lucky Devils
La rue aux étoiles

Switzerland, April 2013
FILM, Documentary, 96 min.

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directed by: Verena Endtner
Written by: Verena Endtner
Status: In distribution
Website: www.glueckspilze-film.ch

In the fairytale city of St. Petersburg, some ten thousand children live on the streets. The innovative circus Upsala and its director Larissa have decided to give some of those children a chance to leave all that behind them. The film takes us on a journey from the Russian slums to the big top’s lights and the joys of a tour to Switzerland, following the half-orphan Danja, who discovers the pleasure of playing and performing, the street kid Mischa, who learns the importance of being responsible and helping others, and restless Igor, who’s trying to grow up with a single mother unable to cope with her four children. They’re surrounded by the kindness of the Swiss clown Gardi Hutter, who shares her dreams with them all.

credits

World Premiere: April 2013
Original Version: Swiss-German, Russian (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 96 min.
ISAN: 0000-0003-5721-0000-M-0000-0000-8
Production: Aloco GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer: Dan Riesen
directed by: Verena Endtner
Written by: Verena Endtner
Cinematography: Verena Endtner, Dan Riesen
Editing: Loredana Cristelli, Verena Endtner
Sound Editing: Verena Endtner, Loredana Cristelli
Sound Design: Peter Von Siebenthal
Re-Recording Mix: Peter Von Siebenthal
Music: Jan Galega Brönnimann
Location Sound Mix: Dan Riesen