SYNOPSIS

The idealistic lawyer Barbara Hug has dedicated herself to the fight against the antiquated prison system of the 1980s. In Walter Storm, the internationally acclaimed criminal known as the “king of escapees”, she finds an unexpected ally – and even a little more. An unconventional love story set in a struggle for social and personal freedom and against the backdrop of Swiss state repression in the 1980s.

CREW

– Director: Oliver Rihs
– Writer: Dave Tucker
– Historical consultant: Reto Kohler
– Cinematographer: Felix von Muralt
– Editor: Andreas Radtke
– Music: Beat Solèr
– Line Producer: Stephan Barth
– Producers: Ivan Madeo, Urs Frey, Stefan Eichenberger
– Coproducers: Niama Film, Stuttgart, Port au Prince, Berlin
– Swiss Distribution: Ascot-Elite Entertainment
– German Distribution: Camino Filmverleih

CAST

– Joel Basman
– Marie Leuenberger
– Jella Haase

AWARDS

– Treatment Award, Zurich Film Festival 2013

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

– eQuinoxe Intl. Screenwriters’ Program

SUPPORTED BY

– Swiss Federal Office of Culture
– MEDIA Development Funding
– Zurich Film Funds
– Canton St. Gallen
– SRF Swiss Television / SRG SSR
– Teleclub AG
– MFG Baden-Württemberg
– ARTE / BR Bayerischer Rundfunk