The Life Underground

Switzerland, August 2021
FILM, Fiction, 20 min.

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directed by: Loïc Hobi
Written by: Youri Najdovski, Loïc Hobi
Status: In distribution
Website: https://tellmethestory.ch/projets/the-life-underground

Drama Queer Cinema

Noah, a young man in search of his identity, is invited by his best friend, Ethan, to take part in the expeditions he organises with his gang in the depths of the metro. In this in-between world, where they compete to find their place, Ethan will challenge the teenagers to jump over the rails before the train arrives. For Noah, risking his life seems to be the only way to be accepted and above all to exist in Ethan's eyes.

credits

World Premiere: August 2021
Original Version: French (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 20 min.
ISAN: 0000-0005-5D98-0000-P-0000-0000-O
Production: Tell me the Story SA, Imaginastudio Sàrl, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer: Hélène Faget
directed by: Loïc Hobi
Written by: Youri Najdovski, Loïc Hobi
Cinematography: Jacques Baguenier
Editing: Loïc Hobi
Sound Editing: Vuk Vukmanovic
Sound Design: Vuk Vukmanovic
Re-Recording Mix: Vuk Vukmanovic
Music: Lionel Baldenweg, Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg
Production Design: Naomi Perrenoud
Costumes: Loïc Hobi
Make up: Ludivine Jahan
Casting: Minna Prader

Cast

Lucas Faulong as Noah
Arcadi Radeff as Ethan
Jérémie Nicolet as Nils
Léa Gigon as Zoé
Paulin Jaccoud as Anton
Lucile Jaillant as Modèle de l'affiche
Yannick Merlin as Colleur d'affiche

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales: Next Film Distribution

Awards

(a selection)

Bordeaux, Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux, Prix de la Meilleure Musique Originale 2021 2021 (Winner)
Zürich, Swiss Film Award, Best Short Film 2022 (Nomination)

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