On a holiday in the mountains, an estranged father and son get to know each other better. Sheltered by the rocky landscape, Michael believes that he and his son are safe from the outside world, which is crumbling under the impact of environmental destruction and economic crises.
Retreat
Réduit
63rd TIFF: European Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
| Available at the Agora Market TIFF63. |
- Direction: Leon Schwitter
- Script: Leon Schwitter, Michael Karrer
- Cinematography: Robin Angst
- Editing: Michael Karrer
- Sound: Florian Hinder, Dominic Curseri, Markus Kenel
- Music: Hora Lunga
- Actors: Dorian Heiniger, Peter Hottinger
- Production: EXIT Filmkollektiv
- Producers: Caroline Hepting, Rea Televanto, Leon Schwitter, Michael Karrer
- Co-production: Sabotage Kollektiv
- Costumes: Jeanne Vera Bourguignon, Rebecca Zesiger
- Production Design: Vicky Sara Ramsay, Jacopo Giulini
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Switzerland
- Production Year: 2022
- Duration: 82΄
- Contact: alief SAS
Leon Schwitter
Leon Schwitter (1994, Lenzburg, Switzerland) studied film at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and completed his Bachelor’s degree with a focus on screenwriting. In 2019, he co-founded the production company EXIT Filmkollektiv with four other filmmakers, where he works as a producer and director. Retreat is his feature film debut and the collective’s first feature film project.
Filmography
2013 Stop Bath (short)
2015 Viktor (short)
2021 So Far, So Good (short)
2022 Retreat
