Emotions and humour at the Registration Centre in Vallorbe, in the Swiss canton of Vaudduring. For the first time, a camera unrestrictedly penetrates into the universe of a Swiss reception centre for asylum seekers. It presents a human gaze at an austere transition place, where 200 men, women and children, torn between doubt and hope, are awaiting the state's decision on their behalf. Empathy and distrust punctuate the exchanges between the residents and the staff of the centre in charge of applying the most restrictive asylum law in Europe. A day into the heart of a daily sorting process of human beings.
Screenplay: Fernand Melgar, Claude Muret
Cinematography: Camille Cottagnoud
Editing: Karine Sudan
Suono: Marc Von Stürler
Prizes and selections:
Locarno International Film Festival 2008 (Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present), Festival dei Popoli Firenze 2008 (Audience Award; Special Jury Mention), Iran International Documentary Film Festival 2008 (Grand Prize), Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montreal 2008 (Grand Prize)
Production:
Climage
(Lausanne, T +41 216483561; F +41 216462787; climage@climage.ch; www.climage.ch)
Co-Produzione:
Télévision Suisse Romande, ARTE, Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana, SRG SSR idée suisse
Distribution:
Look Now!
(Zürich, T +41 14402544; F +41 14402652; info@looknow.ch; www.looknow.ch)
World sales:
Accent Films
(Montreux, T +41 219639300; F +41 219639305; info@accent-films.com; www.accent-films.com)
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