RETREAT
RETIRO


SWITZERLAND | 2022 | DCP | COLOUR | GERMAN | 82 MIN | LEON SCHWITTER

Director / Director: Leon Schwitter

Guión / Screenplay: Michael Karrer, Leon Schwitter

Fotografía / Cinematography: Robin Angst

Musica / Music: Hora Lunga

Compañía Productora / Production Company: EXIT Filmkollektiv, Sabotage Filmkollektiv GmbH

Reparto / Cast: Peter Hottinger, Dorian Heiniger


Sinopsis / Synopsis:

Benny joins his distant father Michael on a vacation trip to the mountains. During their stay Benny slowly realizes that his father has turned his back on civilization and wants to protect him from the outside world.

Biografía / Biography:

Leon Schwitter was born in 1994 in Lenzburg, Switzerland. In 2016 he started his film studies at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and finished his Bachelor in 2021. In 2019 he founded his own production company EXIT Filmkollektiv together with four fellow filmmakers and is now working as a producer and director.

Festivales / Festivals:

Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
2022, Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2023, Thessaloniki Film Festival
2022 | Ganadora: Golden Alexander Film Forward Award, Solothurn Film Festival
2023

Contacto / Contact:

Miguel Angel Govea
miguel@alief.co.uk