Chrieg
Matteo is fifteen, a fragile boy. He runs into the woods carrying his
baby brother. It‘s a desperate attempt to strike back at his oppressive father. The parents’ punishment for kidnapping the
baby: three months of hard work on a remote farm. On arrival, three hostile teenagers grab Matteo and lock him into a dog
cage. The farmer, who was supposed to take care of the kids, loses control. As Matteo then has to earn the other teenagers’
respect, he joins them on a mission: they drive down to the city. A feverish night full of violence and destruction. Their
own war. Their own revenge against grown-ups. Against everything.
Director's Biography
Simon Jaquemet, born in 1978, studied at the Zurich Academy
of the Arts and won several young directors awards. As a cinematographer, Jaquemet has worked with numerous notable video
artists like Elodie Pong, Knowbotic Research, or David Lamelas. CHRIEG, Jaquemet’s debut feature, was screened at the San
Sebastian International Film Festival. It won the Jury Prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival and the Film Festival
Max Ophüls Preis. // Films (selection): DIE BURG (The Fortress, 2005, short), BLOCK (2007, short), LAURAS PARTY (Laura’s Party,
2010, short), CHRIEG (2014)
Competition Fiction 2015
Simon Jaquemet
Switzerland 2014
color
108
minutes
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay
Simon Jaquemet
Cinematography
Lorenz Merz
Editing Christof
Schertenleib
With
Benjamin Lutzke, Ste, Ella Rumpf, Sascha Gisler, John Leuppi, Livia S. Reinhard, Ernst Sigrist, Ivana Nicolic
Producer(s) Christian Davi, Christof Neracher, Thomas Thümena (Hugofilm Productions)
Production
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