Ruth Schwegler
2021Der Kreis
Stefan Haupt
Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker
A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.
The Circle
Facing Mecca
Jan-Eric Mack
Jay Abdo, Ali Al-Fatlawi
Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed's assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy to which Roli finds beautifully simple answer.
Facing Mecca
Die Herbstzeitlosen
Bettina Oberli
Annemarie Düringer, Heidi Maria Glössner
Centers around four older ladies from the Emmental region. When four older women decide to turn the local corner shop into a chic lingerie store, the whole community is thrown into disarray.
Late Bloomers
Fliegende Fische müssen ins Meer
Güzin Kar
Meret Becker, Elisa Schlott
A single mother of three children lives a chaotic and not very wealthy life in which her oldest daughter tries to manage everything and wants to find a decent guy for her mum.
Fliegende Fische müssen ins Meer
Blue My Mind
Lisa Brühlmann
Luna Wedler, Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen
15-year-old Mia faces an overwhelming transformation which puts her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, Mia is soon forced to accept that nature is far more powerful than she is.
Blue My Mind
Es muss
Flavio Luca Marano, Jumana Issa
Ruth Schwegler, Lotti Happle
In a single humiliating day, Silvia is fired from her job despite being a few years away from retirement, a policeman fines her during a traffic check, and the director of the church choir takes away her solo part. During the Ave Maria rehearsal, Silvia decides to endure in an act of silent resistance.
It Must
