Le seuil

Switzerland, February 2017
FILM, Documentary, 85 min.

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directed by
Frank Preiswerk
Status
In distribution

The site of Belle-Idée houses the psychiatric units of Geneva’s university hospitals. It has no fence, but is rather a property open to all, underscoring the prevailing ambition: a psychiatric clinic that no longer confines but rather seeks a dialogue with the city. However, the hospital quickly transformed itself into a refuge for the patients staying there. The “outside” is hostile: isolation, lack of accommodation, chaotic family situations, the impossibility of employment. To avoid relapses, leaving the hospital requires preparation, a complex process that can take many weeks.

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World Premiere
February 2017
Original Version
French (english/german subtitles),  colour, 85 min.
ISAN
0000-0003-A57C-0000-S-0000-0000-R
Production
imagia – coopérative audiovisuelle
Producer
Cornelia Hummel
directed by
Frank Preiswerk
Cinemato­graphy
Laurent Graenicher, Pauline Julier, Alain Pentucci, Frank Preiswerk
Editing
Frank Preiswerk, Elizabeth Waelchli, Maria Gans
Sound Editing
Martin Stricker
Re-Recording Mix
Martin Stricker
Music
Arthur Besson
Location Sound Mix
Martin Stricker, Masaki Hatsui, Mark Pasquesi

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