Vitus

Switzerland, February 2006
FILM, Fiction, 120 min.

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directed by
Fredi M. Murer
Written by
Peter Luisi, Fredi M. Murer, Lukas B. Suter
Status
In distribution

Vitus is a boy who almost seems to be from another planet: He has hearing like a bat, he plays piano like a virtuoso and studies encyclopaedias at the age of five. No wonder his parents begin to anticipate a brilliant future for him. They want Vitus to become a pianist. However, the little genius prefers to play in his eccentric grandfather’s workshop. He dreams of flying and of a normal childhood. Ultimately, with one dramatic leap, Vitus takes control of his own life…

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World Premiere
February 2006
Original Version
English, Swiss-German (french/english subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 120 min.
Production
Vitusfilm, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E., Teleclub AG
Producer
Christian Davi, Christof Neracher, Fredi M. Murer
directed by
Fredi M. Murer
Written by
Peter Luisi, Fredi M. Murer, Lukas B. Suter
Cinemato­graphy
Pio Corradi
Editing
Myriam Flury
Sound Design
Jürg von Allmen
Re-Recording Mix
Jürg von Allmen
Music
Mario Beretta
Location Sound Mix
Hugo Poletti
Production Design
Susanne Jauch
Lighting Design
Ernst Brunner
Costumes
Sabine Murer
Casting
Corinna Glaus

Cast

Teo Gheorghiu
Bruno Ganz
Julika Jenkins
Urs Jucker
Fabrizio Borsani

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Attraction Distribution

Worldwide Distribution

Argentina
Primer Plano Film Group SA Distribution
Belgium
Imagine Film Distribution Distribution
Release date: 19.03.2008
France
Océan Films Distribution Int Distribution
Release date: 09.01.2008
Germany
SchwarzWeiss Filmverleih Distribution
Greece
Videorama Monoprosopi LTD Distribution
Release date: 11.01.2009
Luxembourg
Imagine Film Distribution Distribution
Release date: 09.01.2008
Portugal
Atalanta Filmes Distribution
South Korea
Image Factory Distribution
Release date: 09.04.2008
Spain
Sherlock Films Distribution
Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution
Release date: 02.02.2006

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