Société anonyme
Limited Company
Switzerland, September 2005
FILM,
Documentary,
79 min.
- directed by
- Laurent Graenicher
- Written by
- Laurent Graenicher
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.imagia-ch.com
In 1995 the Tornos factory in Moutier experiences a sudden boom. Thanks to the production of a revolutionary machine tool it quickly outgrows its sluggish past. Factory buildings are renovated and a large number of new workers are hired. The new director manages to inspire confidence all around in the company's potential. In 1999 a group of investors becomes the company's main stakeholder. One of their declared targets is to get Tornos listed on the stock exchange. Euphoria abounds; even workers buy shares of their own factory. Then suddenly, in connection with the turbulences on the financial markets in 2001, the company comes close to bankruptcy. A wave of dismissals follows, over 600 workers are made redundant.
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2005
- Original Version
- French, colour, Beta SP, 79 min.
- Production
- imagia – coopérative audiovisuelle, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Cornelia Hummel
- directed by
- Laurent Graenicher
- Written by
- Laurent Graenicher
- Cinematography
- Laurent Graenicher
- Editing
- Damian Plandolit
- Music
- Didier De Giorgi
- Location Sound Mix
- Laurent Graenicher, Martin Stricker
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- imagia – coopérative audiovisuelle
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
imagia – coopérative audiovisuelle
Distribution
Release date: tba