Synopsis
Lubo makes a humble living as a street performer when, in 1939, he is called to join the Swiss army to defend the border from a potential German invasion. Forced to abandon his family, he soon discovers that his wife tragically died while trying to stop the authorities from taking their three young children away.
Targeted because they are Jenisch, a minority nomadic community, Lubo’s family falls victim to a national campaign for the ‘re-education’ of street children. But Lubo knows he will not find peace until he reunites with his children and gets justice for himself and his people - for which he is ready to go to extraordinary lengths. So begins a decades long journey for love and self-determination, an incredible adventure and an epic quest for freedom.
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Cast
Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Valentina Bellè, Noémi Besedes, Cecilia Steiner, Joel Basman, Philippe Graber, Massimiliano Caprara
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Producer
Giorgio Diritti, Francesca Scorzoni For Aranciafilm; Christof Neracher for Hugofilm Features; Claudio Falconi, Alberto Fusco, Andrea Masera for Proxima Milano
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Screenplay
Giorgio Diritti, Fredo Valla
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Cinematography
Benjamin Maier
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Editing
Marco Biscarini
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Sound
Patrick Becker
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Music
Marco Biscarini