Film

Der Spatz im Kamin

(The Sparrow in the Chimney)

Concorso Internazionale

Switzerland · 2024 · DCP 2K · Color · 117' · o.v. German

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Karen and Markus live with their children in Karen's idyllic childhood home. Karen's sister Jule and her family arrive to celebrate Markus's birthday. Somber memories of their deceased mother reinforce Jule's urge to rebel against her sister's dominance. As the house starts filling with life, Karen tenses up; everything comes to a head. Some past things are destroyed in order to create something new.
I endeavor to portray, in a fairytale-style and a two-day condensation, the changing relations of a family, suggesting the utopian vision of a sparrow managing to escape from a chimney and flitting freely across the sky ever after.

Information

Director

Ramon Zürcher

Screenplay

Ramon Zürcher

Cast

Maren Eggert, Britta Hammelstein, Luise Heyer, Andreas Döhler, Lea Zoe Voss, Milian Zerzawy, Ilja Bultmann, Paula Schindler, Luana Greco

Producer

Silvan Zürcher

Production design

Peter Scherz

Production manager

Beni Lehmann

Cinematography

Alex Hasskerl

Editing

Ramon Zürcher

Sound

Balthasar Jucker

Sound design

Peter von Siebenthal, Ramon Zürcher

Sound editing

Kathleen Moser, Peter von Siebenthal

Sound mixing

Peter von Siebenthal

Music

Balz Bachmann

Costume design

Linda Harper

Hair/Make-up

Nicole Zingg

Visual effects

Kaspar Kilchenmann, Yan Hirschbühl

Casting

Ulrike Müller

Co-production

SRF/SRG SSR
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International sales

Cercamon
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Swiss distributor

Filmcoopi Zürich
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