A Happy Family
Switzerland, Planned for 4th quarter 2026
FILM,
Fiction,
120 min.
- directed by
- Jan-Eric Mack
- Written by
- Anna Schinz, Jan-Eric Mack, Nikita Afanasjev, Eva Kienholz
- Status
- Post-production
Niki has two jobs, no money, and no time. After a fire turns her life upside down, her children are placed in foster care. With a new identity, she secretly stays close to them. When she risks being exposed, everything is at stake.
credits
- World Premiere
- Planned for 4th quarter 2026
- Original Version
- Swiss-German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 120 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0005-D46E-0000-T-0000-0000-O
- Production
- C-FILMS AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Martin Joss
- directed by
- Jan-Eric Mack
- Written by
- Anna Schinz, Jan-Eric Mack, Nikita Afanasjev, Eva Kienholz
- Cinematography
- Yunus Roy Imer
- Editing
- Beni Fueter
- Location Sound Mix
- Barnaby Hall
- Music
- Thomas Kuratli
- Production Design
- Marie-Claude Lang Brenguier
- Lighting Design
- Sebastian Suter
- Costumes
- Irene Schweizer
- Make up
- Marina Aebi
Cast
Anna Schinz as Niki Hofer
Julia Jentsch as Sabine Gubler
Bettina Stucky as Frau Weber
Michael Neuenschwander as Matthias
Danny Exnar
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Bendita Film Sales
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
DCM Film Distribution (Schweiz) GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 28.01.2027
Awards
(a selection)
- Les Arcs, Les Arcs Film Festival, Prix 22D 2025 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Les Arcs, 17e Les Arcs Film Festival
13.12.2025 - 20.12.2025