Chris The Swiss
By Anja Kofmel
Country: Switzerland;Germany;Croatia;Finland
Languages: Swiss German, German, English, Spanish
Casting: Megan Gay (Narration), Joel Basman (Voice of Chris)
Production year: 2018
Runtime: 01h30
Production company: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG;Nukleus Film
Croatia, January 1992. In the midst of the Yugoslav Wars, Chris, a young Swiss journalist is found dead in mysterious circumstances. He was wearing the uniform of an international mercenary group. Anja Kofmel was his cousin. As a little girl, she used to admire this handsome young man; now a grown-up woman, she decides to investigate his story, trying to understand what really was the involvement of Chris in the conflict…
Cannes Critic’s Week 2018 – Competition
Animafest FF 2018 – Official Selection
Midnight Sun FF 2018 – Gems of New Cinema
Annecy IFF 2018 – Out of Competition
Karlovy Vary IFF 2018 – Another View Section
Melbourne IFF 2018 – Animation Section
Sarajevo IFF 2018 – Kinoscope Programme
Vancouver IFF 2018 – Impact Section
Mill Valley FF 2018 – Animation Nation Section
São Paulo IFF 2018 – New Filmmakers Competition
DOK Leipzig 2018 – International Programme
Leeds IFF 2018 – Cinema Versa – Opening Film
Minsk Listapad IFF 2018 – Documentary Competition
Seville EFF 2018 – New Waves Non-Fiction Competition – Cinephiles of the Future Competition – Eurimages Competition
IDFA 2018 – Best of Fests
Movies on War 2018
Les Sommets du Cinéma d’Animation 2018
Animasivo 2018 – Opening Film
Trieste Film Festival 2019 – Alpe Adria Cinema Award & Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa Award
Vilnius IFF 2019 – European Debut Competition
Crossing Europe FF 2019 – Documentary Competition
Docs Barcelona 2019 – Jury Special Mention
Between Women Filmmakers Caravan in Lebanon 2019 – Audience Award
Animator Festival 2019 – Golden Pegasus
New Zealand Film Festival 2019 – Framing Reality
« Weaves a painfully personal story into a wider wartime backdrop... A stirring, suspenseful and technically accomplished work. » - The Hollywood Reporter
« A compelling and artistic hybrid of memoir, biographical documentary and general discussion of why young men feel their pulses quicken at the idea of ghting in a foreign war. » - Variety
