Wanakam
Switzerland, March 2005
FILM,
Documentary,
82 min.
- directed by
- Thomas Isler
- Written by
- Thomas Isler
- Status
- In distribution
Many Tamil refugees, even after years in Switzerland, still have only temporary residence permits. Their lives are worn down by the constant fight for permits and work, authorization to travel and education. Wanakam tells the story of Nixsan, put in a home for children, who has stopped talking since he fled from Sri Lanka; of Sasi, who is consumed with homesickness; of Mena, on her difficult path to independence and of Aiya, who escapes his loneliness with sad songs. The film illustrates how family structures are shattered by government-ordered isolation and also raises questions concerning the humaneness of integration policies.
credits
- World Premiere
- March 2005
- Original Version
- Tamil, English, Swiss-German, German (english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 82 min.
- Production
- freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Claudia Frei, Stella Händler
- directed by
- Thomas Isler
- Written by
- Thomas Isler
- Cinematography
- Matthias Kälin, Stéphane Kuthy
- Editing
- Fee Liechti
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Location Sound Mix
- Patrick Becker
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Cineworx GmbH
Distribution
Release date: tba
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2005 - 30.01.2005