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Europe, she loves Plakat | © lüthje schneider hörl FILM
© lüthje schneider hörl FILM
Documentary Feature | 2015-2016 | Switzerland

Brief synopsis

Four couples struggle on the edge of mother Europe. In countries troubled by economic and social crises they stumble through life with charme, sex and plenty of passion. A movie about the politics of love. In Sevilla JUAN, 21, and CARO, 23, experience the wonder of a young love. However, Juan is without a plan for the life that lies ahead of him and she desperately needs one. SIOBHAN, aged 28, and TERRY, 23, live in Dublin. When they first met they have fallen for love and heroin like other young habitants of this cold weathered town. But now sober for some time, on their way to lead a common life, their passion seems to disappear. In Tallinn, close to the northeastern border of Europe, VERONIKA, a 29 year old go-go dancer, and her partner HARRI, 31, find themselves caught up in the toil of a patchwork family. Her oldest son proves to be a challenge for Veronikas confidence in Harri. She wants him to accept Artur as his own. Meanwhile in Thessaloniki, Greece, PENNY, 23, is about to leave her longtime lover NIKO, 33, to go to work in Italy. But how do you leave someone who loves you too much?

Crew

ActivityNameComment
AccountantManuela Welpmann
Vfx supervisorDavid Laubsch
2d artistJonas Leuenberger
ColoristStephan Kuch
Director of photographyRamòn Giger
Still photographerMichael Fink
DirectorJan Gassmann
1st AD (local system)Amparo Martinez
1st AD (local system)Maja Gujinovic
1st AD (local system)Wissame Cherfi
1st AD (local system)Giorghia Skafianaki
1st AD (local system)Minna Hint
EditorMax Fey
EditorMiriam Märk
Additional editorJacques L'Amour
Additional editorRoland Von Tessin
Assistant editorLaura Heine
Trailer editorMarcel Derek Ramsay
Editing traineeDominik Danzfuß
ProducerLisa Blatter
ProducerJan Gassmann
Assistant-/ junior-producerNadine Schnappinger
Co-producerAndreas Hörl
Co-producerMaren Lüthje
Co-producerFlorian Schneider [1]
Production designerAnne Weick
Subtitle translationAlex Ross
ResearcherAnna Stüdeli
Enquiry assistanceNathalie Brechbühl
Production sound mixerAnne Weick
Production sound mixerFabian Gutscher
Sound designerDavid Wasielewski
Sound effects editorFabian Weigmann
Music re-recording mixerVinoth Vasanthakumar
Foley artistJulien Naudin
Clearing rightsIngrid Silbernagl
Subtitles spotterAlex Ross

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Autlook Filmsales GmbH [at]

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Score /MusicLibrary Tapes
Sound (Postproduction)Bluebox (Zürich)
Sound (Postproduction)Orange Sound Studios GmbH
Subtitles / Audio descriptionUntertitel-Werkstatt Münster GmbH & Co. KG

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Jan Gassmann2018Nonfiktionale [de]Nominated
Jan Gassmann2017Schweizer Filmpreis [ch]
Bester Dokumentarfilm
Bester DokumentarfilmNominated
Ramòn Giger2017Schweizer Filmpreis [ch]
Beste Kamera
Beste KameraNominated
Jan Gassmann2016Zurich Filmfestival [ch]
Emerging Swiss Talent Award
Emerging Swiss Talent AwardWinner
Jan Gassmann2016DOK.fest München
FFF-Förderpreis
FFF-FörderpreisWinner

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingFrancearteTuesday, 14/05/2019, 1.00 AM
First showingGermanyarteTuesday, 14/05/2019, 12.20 AM

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 29/09/2016