Mother Yamuna
Switzerland, January 2026
FILM,
Documentary,
90 min.
- directed by
- Vito Robbiani
- Written by
- Vito Robbiani
- Status
- In distribution
Behind the Taj Mahal, one of India's most iconic symbols, flows the sacred Yamuna River. However, its waters are among the most polluted in the world.
Photographs of people immersed in toxic foam have made international headlines, sparking disbelief and concern.
The Yamuna is a severely compromised ecological system.
And yet, we remain there, immersed, like boiled frogs…
Dietro al Taj Mahal, uno dei simboli dell’India, scorre il fiume sacro Yamuna. Ma la sua acqua è tra le più inquinate del mondo. Le fotografie di persone immerse nella schiuma tossica hanno fatto i titoli dei media internazionali destando incredulità e preoccupazione. La Yamuna è un sistema ecologico gravemente compromesso. Malgrado ciò, noi siamo lì immersi, come rane bollite…
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2026
- Original Version
- Hindi, Urdu (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 90 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0007-2373-0000-H-0000-0000-N
- Production
- Mediatree Productions, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
- Producer
- Ilaria Pagnamenta
- directed by
- Vito Robbiani
- Written by
- Vito Robbiani
- Cinematography
- Vito Robbiani, Igor Di Carlo
- Editing
- Vanessa Chierici
- Sound Editing
- Franco Monastero
- Sound Design
- Michele Vassalli
- Music
- Victor Hugo Fumagalli
- Compositing
- Dino Hodic, Davide Grampa
- Special Effects
- Morgan Biancardi
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Mediatree Productions
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Mediatree Productions
Distribution
Release date: 23.01.2026
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, 61. Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2026 - 28.01.2026