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Chris the Swiss / written & directed by Anja Kofmel.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Participation, Foreign.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.
- Mercenary troops.
- Croatia--Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Journalists.
- Croatia.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Animated films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Paris, France : Reservoir Docs, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In English and German with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Beginning of the 90s: The Yugoslavian Wars had started. Young men from all over Europe were taking part. On January 7th 1992, a Swiss journalist was found dead in Croatia wearing the uniform of an international mercenary group.Twenty years later, his cousin, the director Anja Kofmel, researches the background to understand, why these men are so fascinated by war.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 03, 2020).
- Won Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival, CineDocs Prize, 2019
- Won Swiss Film Prize, Best Music (Beste Filmmusik), 2019
- Won Swiss Film Prize, Best Editing (Beste Montage), 2019
- Won Swiss Film Prize, Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm), 2019
- Won Trieste Film Festival Alpe Adria Cinema Award, Best Documentary, 2019
- Won Trieste Film Festival Alpe Adria Cinema Award, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Award, Best Film, 2019
- Won Zurich Film Awards, Best Film, 2018
- OCLC:
- 1231566633
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5101050/marc
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