The Girl Down Loch Änzi
2016 · Documentary · 87 min. · Switzerland
The pivotal summer for 12-year-old Laura who lives in a beautiful remote area in the Swiss mountains. As the only daughter in a taciturn family of farmers and mostly left to her own, she becomes obsessed with the legends told about a gorge in the area where no one dares to go. When a boy from town arrives to help on the farm, she finally has a friend to share her fears and fantasies with. After he has left she takes the courage to explore the mysterious place all by herself. The portrait of a girl underestimated by all, filmed in a close and unsentimental way.
Direction Alice Schmid
Cast Laura Larissa Röösli · Thom Straumann-Lachappelle
Soundtrack Thomas Jeker
Screenplay Alice Schmid
Cinematography Aurelio Buchwalder
Original title Das Mädchen vom Änziloch
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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