HAPPY NEW YEAR
synopsis
Zurich, December 31. A lonely divorcée decides to celebrate New Year's Eve with a philosophical taxi driver; an antisocial man who still plays with models is forced to baby-sit the 8-year-old girl next door; a lovesick adolescent comforts her alcoholic mother before going out with one of her friends; a couple in their seventies go through a crisis when their dog runs away; two police officers learn about life together during the night shift.
original title: | Happy New Year |
country: | Switzerland |
sales agent: | T&C Edition |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Christoph Schaub |
film run: | 94' |
screenplay: | Grischa Duncker, Thomas Hess |
cast: | Nils Althaus, Johanna Bantzer, Bruno Cathomas, Jörg Schneider, Denise Virieux, Joel Basman, Irene Fritschi, Pascal Holzer, Katharina von Bock |
cinematography by: | Stéphane Kuthy |
film editing: | Marina Wernli |
art director: | Susanne Jauch |
costumes designer: | Dorothee Schmid |
music: | Balz Bachmann, Peter Bräker |
producer: | Marcel Hoehn |
production: | T&C Film AG, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG |
distributor: | Columbus Film |