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

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Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon

Retreat (2022) 13

Switzerland | 2022 | 82 min.

On a holiday in the mountains, an estranged father and son get to know each other better. During their stay, Benny slowly realizes that his father has turned his back on civilization and wants to protect him from the outside world, which is crumbling under the impact of environmental destruction and economic crises.

CountrySwitzerland
Year2022
Duration82 min
Rating13
LanguageGerman
SubtitleCzech, English
Directed by Leon Schwitter
Screenplay Leon Schwitter & Michael Karrer
Director of Photography Robin Angst
Music Hora Lunga
Edited by Michael Karrer
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Biography

Swiss screenwriter and director. He graduated from film studies at the ZHdK in Zurich with a focus on screenwriting. In his own production company, he made the short film So Far So Good (So weit so gut, 2021) and made his feature debut with the drama Retreat (Réduit, 2022).

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