Chris the Swiss

Chris the Swiss (2018)

Croatia, 7th of January 1992: In the middle of the war, a young journalist's body is discovered dressed in the uniform of an international mercenary group. Twenty years later, his cousin Anja Kofmel investigates his story.

Date of release
2018-10-03
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Animation, Documentary
Director
Anja Kofmel

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 3 · Nominations: 0. Including: Swiss Film Award for Best Documentary Film; Swiss Film Award for Best Film Editing; Swiss Film Award for Best Music

Chris the Swiss is a 2018 Swiss animated documentary film written and directed by Anja Kofmel. It follows Kofmel’s investigation into the death of her cousin Chris during the Yugoslav Wars. The film premiered in the Critics’ Week section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and won Best Documentary Film at the 2019 Swiss Film Awards.

Production

Kofmel chose a hybrid documentary-animation format to depict the more speculative parts of Chris Würtenberg’s story. She worked on the film for six years with a team of 35 artists, and one second of animation required nine and a half hours of work.

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