Chris the Swiss / written & directed by Anja Kofmel.

Beginning of the 90s: The Yugoslavian Wars had started. Young men from all over Europe were taking part. On January 7th 1992, a Swiss journalist was found dead in Croatia wearing the uniform of an international mercenary group.Twenty years later, his cousin, the director Anja Kofmel, researches the...

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Other Authors: Kofmel, Anja (Director), Samir, 1955- (Producer), Fassler, Simon Guy (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
German
Published: Paris, France : Reservoir Docs, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Summary:Beginning of the 90s: The Yugoslavian Wars had started. Young men from all over Europe were taking part. On January 7th 1992, a Swiss journalist was found dead in Croatia wearing the uniform of an international mercenary group.Twenty years later, his cousin, the director Anja Kofmel, researches the background to understand, why these men are so fascinated by war.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 03, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (90 minutes)
Playing Time:01:29:57
Awards:Won Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival, CineDocs Prize, 2019
Won Swiss Film Prize, Best Music (Beste Filmmusik), 2019
Won Swiss Film Prize, Best Editing (Beste Montage), 2019
Won Swiss Film Prize, Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm), 2019
Won Trieste Film Festival Alpe Adria Cinema Award, Best Documentary, 2019
Won Trieste Film Festival Alpe Adria Cinema Award, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Award, Best Film, 2019
Won Zurich Film Awards, Best Film, 2018
Production Credits:Director, Anja Kofmel ; producer, Samir ; cinematographer, Simon Guy Fassler ; editor, Stefan Kalin.
Language:In English and German with English subtitles.