Der Unschuldige
The Innocent
Eine trostlose Welt aus Vorstadt-Neubauten und anonymen Mehrzwecksälen - dies ist die Welt von Ruth, Labortechnikerin, Mutter zweier Töchter, verheiratet mit dem strenggläubigen Hanspeter. Als sie eines Tages ihren ehemaligen Verlobten Andreas wiederzusehen glaubt, der einst nach einer umstrittenen Verurteilung für einen Raubmord ins Gefängnis ging, gerät ihr Alltag aus den Fugen. Erst muss sie sich im Gottesdienst ihrer Freikirche übergeben, dann zieht sie sich die Haut um die Fingernägel ab, und bald schon sitzt jener Andreas nachts auf dem Familiensofa. Oder hat sich Ruth dieses Wiedersehen nur eingebildet? (Patrick Heidmann, Tagblatt)
A haunted, hollow-eyed fortysomething, Ruth saw her lover sent to prison 20 years before, charged with murder. Since then, she’s left her cosmopolitan life behind, taking a dull job at a medical laboratory. Grimly married, with two teenage girls, her only release comes at a Christian church, where speaking in tongues and casting out demons are regular parts of the services. But now it seems as if Ruth herself is becoming possessed – if not by the devil, then certainly by the past. The Innocent is an often perplexing film, combining Calvinist spiritual fervor with inexplicable human violence. (Stephen Whitty, Screendaily)
Regie Biografie
Simon Jaquemet
Simon Jaquemet was born near Basel, Switzerland, and studied film directing at the Zurich University of the Arts. As a cinematographer, he has worked with numerous notable video artists like Elodie Pong, Knowbotic Research, or David Lamelas. His debut feature "Chrieg" won several awards, including the Jury Prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival and the Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis.
Film Selection: Der Unschuldige (The Innocent, 2018) - Chrieg (2014, CE'15) - Lauras Party (Laura's Party, 2010, short) - Block (2007, short) - Die Burg (The Fortress, 2005, short)
Simon Jaquemet was born near Basel, Switzerland, and studied film directing at the Zurich University of the Arts. As a cinematographer, he has worked with numerous notable video artists like Elodie Pong, Knowbotic Research, or David Lamelas. His debut feature "Chrieg" won several awards, including the Jury Prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival and the Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis.
Film Selection: Der Unschuldige (The Innocent, 2018) - Chrieg (2014, CE'15) - Lauras Party (Laura's Party, 2010, short) - Block (2007, short) - Die Burg (The Fortress, 2005, short)
Competition Fiction 2019
Simon Jaquemet
Schweiz / Deutschland 2018
color
114 Minuten
Schweizerdeutsch OmeU
Drehbuch Simon Jaquemet
Kamera Gabriel Sandru
Schnitt Christof Schertenleib
Ton/Sounddesign Roland Widmer
Mit Judith Hofmann, Naomi Scheiber, Christian Kaiser, Thomas Schüpbach, Anna Tenta, Urs-Peter Wolters
Produzent*innen Tolga Dilsiz, Aurelius Eisenreich
Produktion
8horses GmbH, Augenschein Filmproduktion
Weltvertrieb
Kinology
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
Toronto International Film Festival 2018
Weltpremiere / World PremiereToronto International Film Festival 2018
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
