Zoé is running away. With not a cent to her name, she roams through an anonymous part of France. Via desolate petrol stations and dismal suburbs, she eventually reaches the English Channel, where she slips aboard a ferry. Some time later, she arrives in Brighton, clad in a stolen coat.
Narrative is minimal in Cherry Pie, as is dialogue. What exactly motivates Zoé, what she thinks, where she is going - we can only guess. She slowly sinks into a catatonic silence. We, the viewers, watch all this from uncomfortably close-by. The camera is constantly trained on Zoé; we hardly see any other characters.
Actress Lolita Chammah embodies the lost loneliness of this damaged soul. Director/cameraman Lorenz Merz records her state of mind in atmospheric shades of silver, but can also be cruel - several times, a hand appears from behind the camera and gives Zoé a good shake. Cherry Pie is an intense emotional drama that takes place between, and is by, two people.
- Director
- Lorenz Merz
- Premiere
- International premiere
- Country of production
- Switzerland
- Year
- 2013
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 85'
- Medium
- DCP
- Languages
- French, Russian, English
- Producer
- Simon Jaquemet
- Production Company
- 8horses
- Sales
- Film Republic
- Screenplay
- Lorenz Merz
- Cinematography
- Lorenz Merz
- Editor
- Lorenz Merz, Nicolas Chaudeurge
- Production Design
- Frederik Kunkel
- Sound Design
- Maurizius Staerkle-Drux
- Music
- Marcel Vaid
- Cast
- Lolita Chammah, Henrie Campanella
- Website
- http://cherrypie-film.com