The Fortress
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Fernand Melgar
Irene Challand
Alberto Chollet
Christian Cools
Camille Cottagnoud
Gaspard Lamuniere
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
About the operation of a Swiss centre where asylum seekers are received and selected. It does not focus on asylum seekers but on the workers. Over a period of 60 days, three viewpoints will be exposed: the FOM's, which is in charge of selecting the asylum seekers, the staff's, who in charge of maintenance and, finally, the chaplaincy's.
Director
Fernand Melgar
Crew
Irene Challand
Alberto Chollet
Christian Cools
Camille Cottagnoud
Gaspard Lamuniere
Fernand Melgar
Alexander Miesch
Luisella Realini
Alice Sala
Denis Sechaud
Karine Sudan
Marc Von Stuerler
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States August 2008
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Filmmakers of the Present Competition) August 6-16, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition/Documentary Films) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Winner of the C.P. Company Golden Leopard/Filmmakers of the Present Competition award at the 2008 Locarno International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition/Documentary Films) May 21-June 14, 2009.)
Released in United States August 2008 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Filmmakers of the Present Competition) August 6-16, 2008.)
