Zwiespalt

Torn

Switzerland, September 2017
FILM, Fiction, 89 min.

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directed by
Barbara Kulcsar
Written by
Natascha Beller
Status
In distribution

When a convicted felon fails to return from his prison leave and a young woman is found murdered, forensic psychiatrist Roman Mettler finds himself fighting for his existence. It was him who had composed the report permitting the leave.

Roman Mettler (Martin Rapold) is an expert in forensic psychiatry. He leads an ordinary life, alongside his wife, a talented violinist, until one day a young female runner is found raped and murdered. Soon, the facts all point to the alleged killer being a felon on prison leave, the permit having been composed by Roman Mettler. The case makes a lot of noise and provokes the media.

„We catch them, you let them out again.“ - Also drawn into the case is Romans college friend Linda Berger (Isabelle Barth), who is a single mother working as a policewoman. As part of her work she accompanies rejected asylum seekers back to their native countries on plane. Her daughter - a teenager at her peak - heavily criticizes her mother on a moral level. After a repatriation escalates at the airport, Linda and Roman find themselves in the same boat, trying to figure out what in the world they are (supposed to be) doing.

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World Premiere
September 2017
Original Version
 colour, ProRes 422, 89 min.
Production
Plan B Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
HC Vogel
directed by
Barbara Kulcsar
Written by
Natascha Beller
Cinemato­graphy
Tobias Dengler
Editing
Gion-Reto Killias
Sound Editing
Manu Gerber
Sound Design
Manu Gerber
Re-Recording Mix
Manu Gerber
Music
Ephrem Lüchinger
Location Sound Mix
Jan Illing
Production Design
Peter Scherz
Lighting Design
Peter Demmer
Costumes
Linda Harper
Casting
Corinna Glaus

Cast

Martin Rapold as Roman
Isabelle Barth as Linda
Luna Wedler as Seraina
Hans-Caspar Gattiker as Florian
Lale Yavas as Beatrice
Martin Hug as Santos
Carine Kapinga-Grab as Bintou

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