Sommervögel

Little Paradise
Director
Paul Riniker
Country
Switzerland
Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Signe Astrup, Eva Vitija (in collaboration with Petra Haas and Paul Riniker, based on an idea by Petra Haas)
Cast
Sabine Timoteo / Roeland Wiesnekker / Anna Thalbach / Patricia Litten / Herbert Leiser / Dorothée Müggler
Production
Hugofilm Productions GmbH /Frenetic Films Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
www.sommervoegel-film.ch

Storyline

After a lengthy spell in prison, Res, an aging biker, finds himself as an odd-job man on a camping site, straight in the dreamworld of Greta, a 33-year-old, mentally challenged woman. She still lives at home with her parents who are over protective and treat her like a handicapped person. Greta falls in love with Res. He is irritated by her strange nature but touched by her directness. And despite the fierce resistance from her family and the people around them an extraordinary love story ensues.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival del Film Locarno 2010
Piazza Grande