The Friend
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Micha Lewinsky
Philippe Graber
Johanna Bantzer
Michel Voïta
Andrea Burgin
Emilie Welti
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Emil has fallen in love with Larissa. But before the two can really get to know one another, Larissa dies unexpectedly and Emil, who only wants to obscure the sad truth about Larissa's death, is mistaken for her former boyfriend. Larissa's family takes a sincere liking to Emil; her sister Nora even begins to take an interest in the young man who had apparently been with Larissa during the last weeks of her life. Emil is suddenly needed and finds he is able to console Larissa's family. But the closer his relationship with Nora becomes, all the more difficult it becomes for Emil to live with his fabricated past.
Director
Micha Lewinsky
Cast
Philippe Graber
Johanna Bantzer
Michel Voïta
Andrea Burgin
Emilie Welti
Urs Jucker
Therese Affolter
Patrick Serena
Crew
Laurent Barbey
Patrick Becker
Florian Engelhardt
Ruth Hirschfeld
Sophie Hunger
Anne-catherine Lang
Bernard Lang
Marie-claude Lang
Micha Lewinsky
Pierre Mennel
Milena Pfleiderer
Marcel Vaid
Emilie Welti
Marina Wernli
Charlotte Willi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Switzerland's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2008).
Released in Switzerland January 17, 2008
Feature directorial debut for Micha Lewinsky.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (New Directors) October 16-29, 2008.
35mm
color
dialogue Swiss-German
Released in Switzerland January 17, 2008
