Synopsis

Beni, a sixteen year-old schoolboy falls in love with Fögi, a rock musician. It's Beni's first big love story, and he lives it with such devotion, that he stoops to becoming the slave of his depraved boyfriend, even working the street to the bills and finance Fögi's drug habit. But following the break-up of his band and the suicide of his best friend Töbe, Fögi's physical and mental state take a turn for the worst, and Beni finds it increasingly difficult to maintain his admiration for his former idol. In spite of this, he tries to hang on to his love, and soon finds himself faced with the most difficult decision of his life.

Details

Start9/11/98 German-speaking Switzerland
10/28/98 French-speaking Switzerland
Duration91 Minutes
Format35mm, Dolby SR, Farbe
Distribution SwitzerlandVEGA Distribution AG, Zurich
ProductionEine Schweizerisch-französische Koproduktion zwischen Vega Film, Zürich sowie Arena Films und Avventura Films, Paris In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Schweizer Fernsehen SF und Canal + In Koproduktion mit WDR und Teleclub Mit der Unterstützung des Schweizer Bundesamtes für Kultur BAK, sowie Stadt und Kanton Zürich, Migros Kulturprozent, Suissimage, Fondation Stanley Thomas Johnson

Credits

DirectorMarcel Gisler
ScriptMarcel Gisler und Rudolf Nadler, nach einem Roman von Martin Frank
ProducerRuth Waldburger, Pierre-Alain Schatzmann
CastFrédéric Andrau, Vincent Branchet, Urs Peter Halter, Jean-Pierre von Dach, Martin Schenkel, Gilles Tschudi
PhotographySophie Maintigneux
EditingBettina Böhler
SoundIngrid Städeli
MusicRainer Lingk
Art directionHanspeter Remund, Stéphane Levy
CostumesClaudia Flütsch
VersionsF/d