PUPPENSPIEL

Mystery / Drama | 18min | 2015

For Ruben, every day is like the next. Isolated from the outside world, he lives with his father Gabriel in a forest house. The only thing he is allowed to do is play with his doll. One morning, through his bedroom window, he hears some children telling scary stories about his father. Gradually, Ruben begins to question his father’s behavior and decides to defy Gabriel’s strict rules.

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Simon Svercel
Christoph Gaugler
Filmgerberei GmbH
Nadine Lüchinger & Flavio Gerber
Andi Widmer
Fabian Lüscher & Lisa Bruggmann
Yasmin Joerg
Roman Lerch, Dominik Blum, Thomi Christ
Jan Illing
Christof Steinmann
Laura Stocker
Maria Brendle
Ares Ceylan

 

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

2016 – Opening Film at Kurzfilmnacht Tour Zurich
2016 – WINNER Best Set Design, Grand Off in Warsaw
2016 – WINNER Best Short, ClujShorts
2017 – WINNER Best Cinematography, Nickel Film Festival
2017 – Trieste Science+Fiction
2017 – Fantastic Zagreb
2017 – Badalona Film Festival
2017 – Tehran Int. Short Film Festival
2018 – 21st Guanajuato International Film Festival