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Rascals on the Road (2006)
Set in the 1960s, we follow 12-year-olds Eugen and Wrigley on their last summer of adventure. When Wrigley's parents announce their intention to pack him off to boarding school, the boys run away, hoping to find Fritzli Bühler, the "King of Rascals" in Zurich. But then Eugen and Wrigley bump into their Scouts group on the train and feel forced to join them to Ticino. From there they escape again and attempt to cycle back to Zurich, but the boys' disappearance is noticed and their parents get on their trail. As the boys continue their precarious journey over their Alps, they begin to doubt whether Fritzli Bühler really lives in Zurich and whether he actually exists at all.
| Country | Switzerland |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Duration | 100 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Language | German, Swiss-German |
| Subtitle | English, simul. translation cz |
| Directed by | Michael Steiner |
| Screenplay | Michael Sauter, Christoph Frey, Michael Steiner |
| Director of Photography | Pascal Walder |
| Music | Adrian Frutiger, Diego Baldenweg |
| Edited by | Tobias Fueter, Gisela Weibel |
| Contact | Beta Cinema GmbH |
Biography
A director and screenwriter, he studied ethnology, art history and film at the University of Zurich. He's worked as a journalist. He made his feature debut with the drama The Silence Within (1996). He's captivated audiences with, e.g. the comedy Rascals on the Road (Mein Name ist Eugen, 2005) and the thriller Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps (Sennentuntschi, 2010).