23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

Chris the Swiss

LFF16, In competition

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Croatia, January 1992. In the midst of the Yugoslav Wars, Chris, a young Swiss journalist is found dead in mysterious circumstances. He was wearing the uniform of an international mercenary group. Anja Kofmel was his cousin. As a little girl, she used to admire this handsome young man; now a grown-up woman, she decides to investigate his story, trying to understand what really was the involvement of Chris in the conflict…

Anja Kofmel

Born in 1982 in Lugano, Switzerland. 2005-09 Studies animation at the HSLU (Hochschule Luzern, Design & Kunst). 2007 Assistant director on “Letter to Anna” by Eric Bergkraut. 2009 Receives degree from the HSLU.FilmographyAs director:2018 Chris the Swiss2009 Chrigi2005 Selling Shoes, BoxerBox2004 Je Suisse2003 Strichcode

Title: Chris the Swiss
Year of production: 2018
Duration: 90
Director: Anja Kofmel
Photography: Simon Guy Faessler
Editing: Stefan Kälin
Sound design: Markus Krohn
Production company: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion (CH), Nukleus film, Ma.ja.de. Filmproduktions (DE), IV Films OY