30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category

Soul of a Beast (2021) 15

Switzerland | 2021 | 110 min.

In a delirious summer rush, teenage father Gabriel falls in love with the enigmatic Corey, the girlfriend of his best friend Joel. Overwhelmed with the decision of his life, Gabriel is catapulted into the unforgiving wilderness of his heart, where imagination is more real than reality. Director succeeds in treading the line between film genres - post-apocalyptic films, coming of age tales, Samurai sagas, etc. - without ever sliding into pure compilation.

CountrySwitzerland
Year2021
Duration110 min
Rating15
LanguageFrench, German, Japanese
SubtitleCzech, English
Directed by Lorenz Merz
Screenplay Lorenz Merz
Director of Photography Laszlo Ovlinsky & Fabian Kimoto
Edited by Laszlo Ovlinsky
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Biography

Director, screenwriter and cameraman from Switzerland. He has an education in art. He studied film at universities in Zurich and Buenos Aires. His films have attracted international interest, e.g., the short film One Day and Nothing (Un día y nada, 2008) and a feature-length dramatic road movie Cherry Pie (2013).

Drama, World of Sports, Violence, Youth, Fatherhood, Psychology, Controversial, Freedom, Focus on Documentary