Das Mädchen aus der Fremde

A Passing Angel
L'enfant du silence
Arrivederci Neda

Switzerland / Germany, October 2000
FILM, Fiction, 88 min.

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directed by
Peter Reichenbach
Written by
Christa Capaul, Peter Reichenbach
Status
In distribution

A 9-year-old refugee girl from Kosovo, left speechless and in a state of permanent despair by the terrible experiences of her short life, is taken to a hospital. Robert, the physician in charge of the clinic, decides on the spur of the moment to take the girl into his own home. In doing so he not only acts against the advice of the authorities but the feelings of his own wife Luisa. Reconciled to her childless condition only after years of suffering from it, the sudden appearance of this young girl opens up Luisa's old wounds. Eventually however all reservations vanish in the face of this hapless child and her great need to reacquire some faith in the world and her future. In very little time the threesome becomes a little family. Until one day Luisa suddenly discovers the child's real mother, and is faced with the hardest decision of her life.

credits

World Premiere
October 2000
Original Version
German (english subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 88 min.
Production
C-FILMS AG, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Producer
directed by
Peter Reichenbach
Written by
Christa Capaul, Peter Reichenbach
Cinemato­graphy
Peter Indergand
Editing
Tobias Fueter
Music
Bruno Coulais
Location Sound Mix
Ruedi Guyer
Production Design
Hanspeter Remund
Lighting Design
Christoph Eser

Cast

Christian Kohlund
Mareike Carrière
Miriam Stein
Stefan Gubser
Hans Schenker

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Bavaria Media GmbH

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