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Silver Forest (2011)
Switzerland |
2011 |
85 min.
A coming-of-age story set in a small Swiss town in a bleak winter landscape. A group of boys struggle with their mounting anger with the mundane world, resulting in a string of escalating acts of violence. Deep in the forest they finally find release for their aggression by joining a skinhead gang – only to discover a boundary where harmless play turns into murder.
| Country | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Duration | 85 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | German |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Christine Repond |
| Screenplay | Christine Repond |
| Director of Photography | Michael Leuthner |
| Music | Ingrid Städeli |
| Edited by | Ulrike Tortora |
| Contact | Dschoint Ventschr |
Biography
A screenwriter and director, she graduated from courses on video and film at schools in Bern and Basel and has shot experimental films and photographs. In Munich she studied film and TV at an academy for new media. She directed the feature drama Silver Forest (Silberwald, 2011) and documentaries such as Lifeless (Nicht das Leben, 2012).