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Like Stone Lions in the Gateway into Night (2012)
Between 1947 and 1951, more than 80 000 Greek men, women and children were deported to the isle of Makronissos (Greece) in reeducation camps created...
Der Imker (2013)
A documentary about Ibrahim Gezer, who escaped from war in Kurdistan to Switzerland. All is lost, except his love for beekeeping.
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète (2000)
Delphine Seyrig, an extraordinary woman and actress, died on October 15, 1990. From "Last Year at Marienbad" by Alain Resnais to "India Song" by...
Queen of Condoms (2007)
Ceschi and Stamm's documentary tells the incredible story of Monika Krause, a former East German citizen, who became Fidel Castro's Sexual Education...
Hugo Koblet - The Charming Cyclist (2010)
Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a stylist on the bicycle and in life, and a huge...
Exit: The Right to Die (2006)
Switzerland is presently the only country in the world where suicide assistance is legal. Exit: The Right to Die profiles that nation's EXIT...
Burial (2022)
With striking images and meticulous sound work, Burial reminds us of the paradoxical relationship between scientific development and the destruction...
The Laundry Room (2013)
The key to the communal laundry room in the block of flats on the Rue de Genève 85 in Lausanne serves a much greater function than merely...
Special Flight (2011)
Switzerland still carries out special flights, where passengers, dressed in diapers and helmets, are chained to their seats for 40 hours at worst....
Picture of Light (1994)
A documentary of an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba to film the Northern Lights.
Max Frisch, Citoyen (2008)
Max Frisch was the last big Swiss intellectual widely respected as a “voice” in its own right – a character hardly found today. The...