Nomad's Land – Sur les traces de Nicolas Bouvier
Documentary, 90 min.
by Gaël Métroz
Switzerland, April 2008
Cinquante ans après le voyage de Nicolas Bouvier de Genève au Sri Lanka, le réalisateur, Gaël Métroz, entreprend le périple de l’écrivain genevois. Alors qu’il pensait revivre les textes de Bouvier, c’est son propre voyage qu’il va écrire. Si cet Orient a bien changé depuis l’Usage du Monde, cette route a encore tout pour vous garder de gré ou de force. Dangers et merveilles d’un voyage qui perd son innocence.
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Directed by:
Gaël Métroz
Written by:
Gaël Métroz
World Premiere: April 2008
Original Version:
French (english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 90 min.
Production:
Tipi'mages Productions sàrl, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer:
Francine Lusser, Gérard Monier
Cinematography:
Gaël Métroz, Séverine Barde
Editing:
Jeanetta Ionesco
Location Sound Mix:
Gaël Métroz, Carlos Ibañez-Diaz
Rerecording Sound Mix:
Denis Séchaud
Music:
Julien Pouget
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World Sales:
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Distribution Switzerland:
Agora Films
Open / CloseAwards
- Eberswalde, Filmfest Eberswalde, Publikumspreis 2011
- St. Etienne, Festival du film curieux voyageurs, Grand Prix 2011
- Sichuan, World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai China, Best Director Award 2010
- Sichuan, World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai China, Grand Prize for Anthropology 2010
- Cuernavaca, Festival Cinema Planeta, Premio del público 2009
- San Francisco, San Francisco Int. Film Festival, Golden Gate Award for Best Documentary Feature 2009
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Eberswalde,
8. Internationales Filmfest Eberswalde, Competition,
01.10.2011 – 08.10.2011
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Prizren,
10. Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren,
23.07.2011 – 31.07.2011
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St. Etienne,
Festival du film curieux voyageurs,
01.04.2011 – 03.04.2011
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Sichuan,
World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai China,
06.08.2010 – 08.08.2010
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Bangkok,
7th World Film Festival Bangkok,
06.11.2009 – 15.11.2009
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Vancouver,
28th Vancouver International Film Festival,
01.10.2009 – 16.10.2009
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Moncton,
23e Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie, Competition,
24.09.2009 – 03.10.2009
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La Rochelle,
37e Festival International du Film de La Rochelle,
26.06.2009 – 06.07.2009
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München,
24. Internationales Dokumentarfilm Festival München,
06.05.2009 – 13.05.2009
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San Francisco,
52nd San Francisco International Film Festival, Competition,
23.04.2009 – 07.05.2009
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Trento,
57th Trento Film Festival Montagna-Esplorazione-Avventura,
21.04.2009 – 03.05.2009
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Tiburon,
8th Tiburon International Film Festival,
19.03.2009 – 27.03.2009
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Cuernavaca,
Festival Cinema Planeta Cuernavaca,
11.03.2009 – 15.03.2009
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Göteborg,
32 nd Göteborg Film Festival,
23.01.2009 – 02.02.2009
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Solothurn,
44. Solothurner Filmtage,
19.01.2009 – 25.01.2009
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Leipzig,
51. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm,
27.10.2008 – 02.11.2008
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Hof,
42. Internationale Hofer Filmtage,
21.10.2008 – 26.10.2008
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Locarno,
61. Festival del film Locarno,
06.08.2008 – 16.08.2008
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Nyon,
14e Visions du Réel - Festival international de cinéma Nyon,
17.04.2008 – 23.04.2008
Open / CloseNews
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Swiss World Premieres at the Film Festival Locarno 2008
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Swiss film premieres in Hof
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Ten Swiss films screened in Leipzig
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Swiss films screened in Göteborg
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Audience Prize for “Nomad’s Land” in Mexico
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“Home”, “Tulpan” and “Nomad’s Land” at festival in San Francisco
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Swiss documentary films at DOK.FEST in Munich
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Golden Gate Award for documentary film “Nomad’s Land”
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Swiss films attract interest in La Rochelle
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Strong Swiss presence in Vancouver
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Swiss films in “Film Lovers Heaven” in Bangkok
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Swiss films in competitions at festivals in Linz and San Francisco
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Swiss documentary filmmaking honoured in Lisbon
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Three Swiss documentary films win awards in France
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Swiss films screened in programme at Dokufest in Prizren (Kosovo)
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International awards for three Swiss films
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Swiss films in San Francisco
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Peter Mettler and Marcel Gisler in North America










