International Premiere
Caged Birds
For sure a notorious criminal, but also a Robin Hood-like figure, and a Swiss counter-culture icon: Walter Stürm. The man was the king of prison-breaks in the country, managing no less than 8 times to flee Swiss prison between 1974 and 1995, while - strangely enough - maintaining a sense of anarchic humour throughout. One time, fleeing the prison around Easter in 1981, he left a note saying: „Searching for easter eggs, Stürm".
The prize he paid for his not-to-typical-swiss catch-me-if-you-can-personality were years of solitaire confinement, drawing the attention of the left-wing political scene in Switzerland and Germany. An idealistic lawyer, Barbara Hug, sees her chance to use his popularity to reform a Swiss penal system. In their common fate this drama finds its core.
The film will be screened at PÖFF Official Selection Competition.
Christoph Gröner
Jury Prize for The Best Actress – Marie Leuenberger
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Oliver Rihs (snd 1971) on šveitsi režissöör, kes teeb filme väga erinevates žanrites. Ta elab ja töötab vaheldumisi nii Saksamaal kui Šveitsis. Rihs on töötanud dokumentaalfilmide lavastajana Šveitsi telejaamas SRF. 1998 valmis tema esimene lühifilm „Lilien“, mis võitis Locarno filmifestivalil parima lühifilmi preemia. Tema esimene täispikk film „Brombeerchen“ valmis 2001, kuid läbilöök tuli 2006. aasta kultuslikuks saanud teosega „Must lammas“ ja komöödiaga „Achtung, Fertig, WK!“, millest kujunes 2014. a kõige vaadatum kodumaine film.
Brombeerchen (Blackberry, 2002), Schwarze Schafe (Black Sheep, 2006), Dating Lanzelot (2011), Achtung, fertig, WK! (Ready, Steady, Ommm!, 2013), Affenkönig (Monkey King, 2016), Bis wir tot sind oder frei (Caged Birds, 2020)
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