Der Kreis

credits

World Premiere

February 2014

Original Version

Swiss-German (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 101 min.

ISAN

0000-0003-A656-0000-Z-0000-0000-6

Production

Contrast Film Zürich GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

Producer

Ivan Madeo, Urs Frey

directed by

Stefan Haupt

Written by

Stefan Haupt, Christian Felix, Ivan Madeo, Urs Frey

Cinemato­graphy

Tobias Dengler

Editing

Christoph Menzi

Sound Editing

Gregor Rosenberger

Music

Federico Bettini

Location Sound Mix

Ingrid Städeli, Thomas Gassmann

Production Design

Karin Giezendanner

Lighting Design

Raphael Toel

Costumes

Catherine Schneider

Casting

Corinna Glaus, Ivan Madeo

Cast

Matthias Hungerbühler as Ernst, jung
Sven Schelker as Röbi, jung
Marianne Sägebrecht as Erika Rapp
Anatole Taubman as Felix
Antoine Monot Jr. as Gian
Stefan Witschi as Rolf
Markus Merz as Kommissar Stamm
Ernst Ostertag as Ernst, heute
Röbi Rapp as Röbi, heute
Babett Arens as Romy Sieber
Peter Jecklin as Max Sieber
Marie Leuenberger as Gabi Gerster

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales

Reservoir Docs

Worldwide Distribution

Austria

DV8-Film Distribution
Release date: 16.06.2015

Belgium

Outplay Films Distribution

Canada

Wolfe LLC Distribution
Release date: 05.12.2014

Denmark

REEL Pictures ApS Distribution
Release date: 12.02.2015

France

Outplay Films Distribution
Release date: 04.03.2015

Germany

Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH Distribution
Release date: 23.10.2014

Ireland

Matchbox Films Distribution
Release date: 12.12.2014

Italy

The Open Reel Distribution
Release date: 23.04.2015

North Macedonia

KT Film & Media Distribution
Release date: 02.02.2015

Poland

Tongariro Releasing Sp. z.o.o. Distribution
Release date: 10.04.2015

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Awards

(a selection)

• Identities Queer Film Festival, Publikumspreis Bester Dokumentarfilm 2015 (Winner)
• Bilbao, Festival internacional de cine gay-lesbo-trans, Mención Especial 2015 (Winner)
• Festival des Images aux Mots, Mention spéciale 2015 (Winner)
• Festival des Images aux Mots, Prix du Public 2015 (Winner)
• Berlin, Panorama, Panorama Publikumspreis, 2014 (Winner)
• Outflixfestival, Jury Award - Best Documentary 2014 (Winner)
• Schwule Filmwoche, Publikumspreis 2014 (Winner)
• Avanca International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video & Multimedia, Trailer in Motion Prize 2014 (Winner)
• Torino GLBT Film Festival, Best Feature Film 2014 (Winner)
• Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover, Publikumspreis Goldene Perle Bester Dokumentarfilm 2014 (Winner)

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Festivals

(a selection)

• Strasbourg, 20e Festival Augenblick
  05.11.2024 - 22.11.2024
• Zürich, 12. Zurich Film Festival
  22.09.2016 - 02.10.2016
• International Crime & Punishment Film Festival
  16.10.2015 - 22.10.2015
• Fünf-Seen-Land, 9. Fünf Seen Filmfestival
  29.07.2015 - 09.08.2015
• Identities Queer Film Festival
  11.06.2015 - 21.06.2015
• 
  07.06.2015 - 07.06.2015
• 14th Roma Independent Film Festival
  07.05.2015 - 15.05.2015
• Moscow, 4th Side by Side LGBT International Film Festival
  23.04.2015 - 26.04.2015
• Cleveland, 39th Cleveland International Film Festival
  18.03.2015 - 29.03.2015
• Amsterdam, Amsterdam LGTBQ Filmfestival
  12.03.2015 - 22.03.2015

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