A JEW MUST DIE
by Jacob Berger
synopsis
April 1942. The war seems far away in the small Swiss town of Payerne. Yet the local economy is weak, people are malcontent. The cafes are full of sinister characters. Garage owner Fernand Ischi and his men have sworn fealty to the Nazi Party. They dream of catching Adolf Hitler’s attention. On April 16, the next local cattle fair will take place and Arthur Bloch, a livestock dealer, will attend. That is the day a Jew will be killed as an example.
international title: | A Jew Must Die |
original title: | Un juif pour l'exemple |
country: | Switzerland |
sales agent: | Vega Film |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jacob Berger |
film run: | 72' |
release date: | CH 14/09/2016, FR 14/03/2018 |
screenplay: | Jacob Berger, Aude Py, Michel Fessler |
cast: | Bruno Ganz, André Wilms, Steven Matthews, Elina Löwensohn, Aurélien Patouillard, Paul Laurent, Baptiste Coustenoble |
cinematography by: | Luciano Tovoli |
film editing: | Sarah Anderson |
art director: | Yan Arlaud |
costumes designer: | Leonie Zykan |
music: | Manfred Eicher, François Musy |
producer: | Ruth Waldburger |
production: | Vega Film |
distributor: | Vega Distribution, Esperanza Productions |