SOUL OF A BEAST

In a delirious summer rush, teenage father Gabriel falls in love with enigmatic Corey. Overwhelmed with the decision of his life, Gabriel is catapulted into the unforgiving wilderness of his heart, where imagination is realer than reality.

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Basic Information

Feature Film / Switzerland 2021 / 110 min / Color 4:3
Languages: Swiss German & French / English Sub.

Filmcrew

Producer                         Simon Hesse
Writer & Director           Lorenz Merz
Production Design         Nicole Hoesli
SFX Rob & Erik Hillenbrink
Costumes                       Laura Locher
Make-up                         Tanya Maria Kohler
Sound Recordist             Patrick Becker
Line Producer                Andrea Blaser
Assistant Director          Joel Glatz
Editing                           Lorenz Merz
                                      Noemi Preiswerk. Cinematography           Fabian Kimoto
                                      Lorenz Merz

Co-producer           Cyrill Gerber
                                      Julien Wagner

MAIN CAST

Gabriel                           Pablo Caprez
Jamie                              Art Bllaca
Corry                              Ella Rumpf
Joel                                 Tonatiuh Radzi
Zoé                                 Luna Wedler
Mother of Zoé                Lolita Chammah

status

World premiere; 74. Locarno IFF, Concorso Internazionale

production information

A Hesse Film Production

In Co-Production with:

Schweizer Radio & Fernsehen SRF / Milan Film
Blue Entertainment, The Hub Media

Support by:

Zürcher Filmstiftung / FOC Federal Office of Culture SRG/SSR Succès passage antenne / Focal & Ernst Gönner Stiftung / Suissimage / Fachausschuss Film und Medienkunst BS/BL

Swiss distributer & Associate Producer: 

Ascot Elite AG

FESTIVALS

Concorso internazionale 74. Locarno IFF,

AWARDS

IWC Filmmaker Award, Zurich FF 2108

Special Mention & Ecumenical Award 74. Locarno IFF