Suche Favorites

Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Switzerland, August 2001
FILM, Fiction, 95 min.

Save as Favorite
directed by
Thomas Imbach
Written by
Thomas Imbach, Peter Purtschert, Jürg Hassler
Status
In distribution
Website
www.Happiness-is-a-warm-gun.ch

Petra, the 1980's “green queen” and peace activist, is shot in her sleep by her lover and political ally, former West German army general Gert. He kills himself shortly afterwards. Was it murder, or did she want that shot? What happens to Petra, from the time Gert’s bullet enters her skull to the moment it lodges in her brain and she dies? She experiences a flash-forward to the present time and wakes up in the glassy transit zone of an international airport. On her trip through this modern purgatory Petra struggles to unravel the meaning of the shot together with Gert and other figures from her life. In the explosive moment between life and death, she recognizes the force of her most absolute desires.

credits

World Premiere
August 2001
Original Version
German (french/english subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 95 min.
Production
Bachim Film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Producer
directed by
Thomas Imbach
Written by
Thomas Imbach, Peter Purtschert, Jürg Hassler
Cinemato­graphy
Jürg Hassler, Thomas Imbach
Editing
Thomas Imbach, Jürg Hassler
Music
Peter Bräker
Location Sound Mix
Thomas Imbach, Peter Bräker

Cast

Linda Olsansky

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
First Hand Films GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
Real Fiction Filmverleih Distribution
Release date: tba
Switzerland
Vega Distribution AG Distribution
Release date: tba

Awards

(a selection)

Festivals

(a selection)

News

More
to the top