Leyla heisst Nacht

Leyla Means Night
Leyla rime avec nuit

Switzerland, June 2011
FILM, Fiction, 20 min.

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directed by
Tirza Bosshardt
Written by
Tirza Bosshardt
Status
In distribution
Website
sfv.zhdk.ch/diplomfilme/index.php?show=291

Fifteen-year-old Leyla is caught in an unhealthy relationship with “Big”, who beats her and treats her like a princess alternatively. One night she meets Moe, who is entirely different. Leyla takes him to her favorite place. Up there above the rails a unique friendship slowly begins to unfold.

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World Premiere
June 2011
Original Version
Swiss-German,  colour, HD Cam, 20 min.
Production
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
Producer
directed by
Tirza Bosshardt
Written by
Tirza Bosshardt (based on the play Nachtblind by Darja Stocker)
Cinemato­graphy
Valentino Vigniti, Andrina Schneller
Editing
Tirza Bosshardt, Andreas Arnheiter
Sound Design
Dave Murdoch
Re-Recording Mix
Gregg Skerman
Location Sound Mix
Stefan Glattfelder, David Bollinger
Production Design
Luzia Fleischlin
Lighting Design
Fabian Gamper
Costumes
Sarah Lisa Guggenbühl
Casting
Tirza Bosshardt

Cast

Jessy Moravec as Leyla
Nafi Wyler as Moe
Alireza Bayram as Grosser

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