Sister (film)

Winter Thief ( Original title: L' enfant d'en haut ger, "The child from above", English- festival Title: Sister) is a Swiss film from the year 2012 was directed by Ursula Meier, who was also involved in the screenplay.. The film tells the story of the boy Simon, who steals from tourists at a ski resort in order to make some money for himself and his sister. Winter thief ran in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival and was in this context February 13, 2012 its world premiere. On November 8, 2012, he entered the German cinemas.

In September 2012 Winter thief was selected at the festival Delémont Hollywood in Delsberg by a jury as the official candidate of Switzerland on an Oscar nomination in the category Best Foreign Language Film.

Action

The twelve- year-old Simon lives with the older Louise posing as his sister, in a dilapidated high-rise in a Swiss valley. The two live in precarious conditions. Louise has recently lost their job, is changing with friends often go for nights and little cares about Simon. It is often true that he has to take care of Louise. Once Simon gives her even money so he can cuddle with her. The apparent absence of the parents, he explains alternating with trips or a fatal accident.

Simon runs with a small cable car over and over again up to the ski resort in which to spend their holiday rich tourists. There he steals expensive skis, equipment and catering. His prey, he brings a little snow transporter into the valley and sells them there to the children in his apartment block. He secures a low income also benefited from the Louise. He gives her a warm jacket and ensures the food. Twice Simon is caught stealing. Once the witness ordered from him in stolen goods, the second time it knocks the victim of theft. Then Simon flies to and referenced the mountain, which his livelihood break away. At the end of the film suggests that he was not quite so matter is his mother as it seemed before.

Background

In winter thief is the second feature film by Swiss director Ursula Meier. In contrast to their debut this time she was more committed to realism, turning a socially critical film. Agnès Godard, for the first time digitally turned on this film, often used a hand-held camera in order to stay close to Kacey Mottet Klein. The film was produced by Vega Film, Archipel 35 and Radio Télévision Suisse. The lender for the French market is Diaphana distribution, for Switzerland it is Filmcoopi Zurich. Winter thief ran in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival and was in this context February 13, 2012 its world premiere. Meier was thus the only director who was represented in the competition.

Reviews

Winter Thief received mostly positive reviews. Daniel Kothenschulte wrote for the Berliner Zeitung: " Ursula Meier it comes to the emotional flaws that makes them as a visual artist, visually experienced. By reversing one no longer questioned aesthetic order - here it is the well-organized world of alpine leisure sports - making something invisible visible: the human center, the emotional core of every civilization " Andreas Kilb of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung felt the film as shocking and. the story as compelling. He came to the conclusion was winter thief " at the Berlinale in the right place, even if not necessarily have to be regarded as favorites for the Golden Bear at him." For Christiane Peitz of the Tagesspiegel Winter thief was until then the most powerful competition entries. They especially praised the camera work. For the New Osnabrück newspaper Daniel Benedict lifted the film even in the circle of favorites for the Golden Bear. Jordan Mintzer wrote for The Hollywood Reporter: ". With a moving lead turn from youngster Kacey Mottet Klein and strong craft Contributions from Claire Denis regulars Agnes Godard and Nelly Quettier, Sister Could slalom around € territories all the way to select offshore theaters " Above all, the performance of the young Kacey Mottet Klein was singled out positively by many reviewers; wrote, for example, Andreas Borcholte on Spiegel Online: " Simon is ... a great movie character, which is heartbreaking embodied by the drought, Kacey Mottet Klein segelohrigen talent who has already starred in Meier's debut. "

Awards

  • 2012: Honorable mention (Silver Bear) at the International Film Festival Berlin
  • 2012: Golden Athena the Athens International Film Festival ( Best Film )
  • 2012: Best Actor Award of the Cabourg Romantic Film Festival ( Léa Seydoux )
  • 2012: Five Lakes Film Award of the Five Lakes Film Festival
  • 2013: three Swiss Film Awards (film, screenplay, lead actor - Kacey Mottet Klein)
France 2012 in film Film score John Parish Film director Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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