Sammlerglück & Mehrwegflaschen

Switzerland, January 1999
FILM, Documentary, 90 min.

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directed by
Armin Biehler
Written by
Armin Biehler
Status
In distribution

A portrait of three people who live by fishing returnable bottles from glass collection points. Their “workplace” is divided between over 50 locations in the city and the surrounding area. In their search for returnable bottles they shuttle back and forth between the collection points, day in and day out. The returnable bottles they find are taken back to the point of sale to be cashed in. Shunned as vagabonds and dropouts they may be, but their own view of the world and their place in it is much more generous, and above all less simplistic.

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World Premiere
January 1999
Original Version
Swiss-German, German (french/german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 90 min.
Production
Armin Biehler, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
directed by
Armin Biehler
Written by
Armin Biehler
Cinemato­graphy
Thomas Isler
Editing
Georg Janett
Location Sound Mix
Patrick Becker

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Armin Biehler

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
Ascot Elite Entertainment Distribution
Release date: tba

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