Nachtwache
Switzerland, 1998
FILM,
Documentary,
28 min.
- directed by
- Thomas Thümena
- Written by
- Thomas Thümena
- Status
- In distribution
A conscientious objector is sent to work as a nurse on a geriatric ward. Seeing what false hopes are given to a terminally ill patient, he feels that his own resistance to the hypocrisy of the place is copletely justified.
credits
- World Premiere
- 1998
- Original Version
- Swiss-German (french subtitles), colour, Beta SP, 28 min.
- Production
- École cantonale d'art de Lausanne Département Cinéma
- Producer
- directed by
- Thomas Thümena
- Written by
- Thomas Thümena
- Cinematography
- Filip Zumbrunn
- Editing
- Myriam Flury
- Location Sound Mix
- Andreas Litmanowitsch
Cast
Kaspar Weiss
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- École cantonale d'art de Lausanne
Awards
(a selection)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Short Film 1998 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
13e Marché du film court
26.01.1998 - 30.01.1998 -
Festival du film de Genève, Stars de Demain
28.10.1997 - 03.11.1997 -
Locarno, 50. Festival internazionale del film
06.08.1997 - 16.08.1997