Happy birthday Switzerland!
Happy birthday to Switzerland (August 1), which not only produces excellent films of its own but is an important coproduction partner for countries around the world. Also, home to the illustrious Locarno Film Festival which begins next week… This week, we present a selection of recent Swiss films and coproductions.
12 Titles
Date Created: July 29, 2024
I Am Not Your Negro
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I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck
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2017
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Switzerland, France, Belgium
I Am Not Your Negro
A study of race in America then and now, inspired by James Baldwin's unpublished writings.
- Switzerland, France, Belgium, United States · 2017
- Director: Raoul Peck
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Ray Charles
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Available on: Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex, Tubi TV, Philo, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free
My Life as a Zucchini
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My Life as a Zucchini
Claude Barras
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2016
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Switzerland, France
My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de courgette)
A stop-motion tale of loss, friendship, and young love.
- Switzerland, France · 2016
- Director: Claude Barras
- Cast: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera
- Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
- Available on: Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
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De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Lucien Castaing-Taylor,
Véréna Paravel
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2023
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France, Switzerland
De Humani Corporis Fabrica (De humani corporis fabrica)
The film takes viewers inside the human body during surgeries and autopsies performed in Paris.
- France, Switzerland · 2023
- Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel
- Genre: Documentary
- Available on: Amazon Video, Philo, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI
At Eternity's Gate
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At Eternity's Gate
Julian Schnabel
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2018
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Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom
At Eternity's Gate
The story of Vincent van Gogh's artistic genius — and the misunderstanding public.
- Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom, France, United States · 2018
- Director: Julian Schnabel
- Cast: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Amazon Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV
Olga
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Olga
Elie Grappe
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2021
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France, Switzerland, Ukraine
Olga
A Ukrainian gymnast living in Switzerland finds her life changing with the 2013 protests in her home country.
- France, Switzerland, Ukraine · 2021
- Director: Elie Grappe
- Cast: Thea Brogli, Nastya Budiashkina, Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio, Tanya Mikhina
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Hoopla, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Kino Film Collection, Fandango At Home, Kanopy, YouTube
Foxtrot
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Foxtrot
Samuel Maoz
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2017
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Israel, Switzerland, Germany
Foxtrot (פוֹקְסטְרוֹט)
After Michael and Daphna receive terrible news about their soldier son, they experience one of life's unfathomable twists.
- Israel, Switzerland, Germany, France · 2017
- Director: Samuel Maoz
- Cast: Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Yonaton Shiray, Shira Haas, Yehuda Almagor, Karin Ugowski
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play Movies
My Little Sister
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My Little Sister
Stéphanie Chuat
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2020
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Switzerland, Germany
My Little Sister (Schwesterlein)
The bond of twin siblings is tested by a diagnosis of leukemia in this poignant Swiss drama.
- Switzerland, Germany · 2020
- Director: Stéphanie Chuat
- Cast: Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, Marthe Keller, Jens Albinus, Thomas Ostermeier
- Available on: Kanopy, Fandango At Home, Film Movement Plus, Amazon Video, YouTube, Film Movement Plus Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies
Winter Nomads
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Winter Nomads
Manuel von Stürler
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2012
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Switzerland, France, Germany
Winter Nomads (Hiver Nomade)
Two shepherds in Switzerland move 800 sheep 600km over four months with the help of three donkeys and four dogs.
- Switzerland, France, Germany · 2012
- Director: Manuel von Stürler
- Cast: Pascal Eguisier, Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron
- Genre: Documentary
Happy as Lazzaro
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Happy as Lazzaro
Alice Rohrwacher
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2018
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Italy, Switzerland, France
Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro felice)
A pure-hearted sharecropper Lazzaro forms an unlikely friendship that will change his world.
- Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany · 2018
- Director: Alice Rohrwacher
- Cast: Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani, Alba Rohrwacher, Sergi López, Tommaso Ragno
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
The Guardians
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The Guardians
Xavier Beauvois
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2017
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France, Switzerland
The Guardians (Les Gardiennes)
While the men go off to war, the women of the Paridier farm take charge.
- France, Switzerland · 2017
- Director: Xavier Beauvois
- Cast: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours, Olivier Rabourdin, Gilbert Bonneau
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy, JustWatch TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home Free, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Tubi TV, YouTube, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Hoopla, MovieMe
Hive
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Hive
Blerta Basholli
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2021
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Kosovo, Switzerland, Albania
Hive (Zgjoi)
Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo: does she wait for his return, or move forward on her own?
- Kosovo, Switzerland, Albania · 2021
- Director: Blerta Basholli
- Cast: Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, Molike Maxhuni
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Kino Film Collection, YouTube, Kanopy, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Hoopla, Google Play Movies, Apple TV
Azor
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Azor
Andreas Fontana
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2021
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Argentina, Switzerland, France
Azor
A private banker travels to Argentina in the midst of a dictatorship to search for his missing partner
- Argentina, Switzerland, France · 2021
- Director: Andreas Fontana
- Cast: Fabrizio Rongione, Stéphanie Cléau, Elli Medeiros, Juan Pablo Geretto, Alexandre Trocki, Yvain Juillard
- Genre: Drama
- Available on: Apple TV, MUBI, Amazon Video, MUBI Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home