Excellent actor Manuel Vallade (from Sébastien Betbeder’s films) plays a young teacher who has everything on track with a job, a girlfriend and an apartment. His drug addict ex turns up and disrupts things for him. He is fascinated and gets sucked in. Impressive Swiss student film.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Switzerland
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 22"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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