Charlotte, One Of Us

31/10/2024 - quanly

Feature Film/ Switzerland/ 117 min/2024

Director: Rolando Colla

Screenwriter: Rolando Colla, Linda Olsansky

Director of Photography: Nikolai von Graevenitz

Production: Peacock Film and Kiné Società Cooperativa with SRG SSR and ARTE

Music Composer: Nils Petter Molvaer

Production designer: Mirjam Zimmermann, Malina Lonescu

Cast: Linda Olsansky, Vilmar Bieri, Miro Maurer, Antonio Merone, Rian Büsching, Maria Rebecca Sautter, Adele Neuhauser, Jiri Madl, Chiara Benedetti, Christian Dojic, Filip Birchler, André Willmund

Synopsis:

Fourty-two year old Charlotte lives in seclusion with her father in Trentino. She is mentally impaired and lives in a world of her own. When her father is hospitalised for a heart attack, Charlotte’s ten year younger brother, Leo, returns to the village after a decade’s absence. He learns that his sister wants to leave and asks her to come to Switzerland with him. This is the start of an adventure, as Charlotte has never travelled before.

Director’s biography:

Rolando Colla is a Swiss director, screenwriter, and editor, born in 1957 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He holds dual citizenship in Switzerland and Italy. He has lived and worked in Zurich since 1978. He began his film career in 1983, taking on various roles such as actor, production manager, and film director. He graduated from the University of Zurich in 1985 with a degree in German studies and Romance languages. Since 2002, Colla has also worked as a lecturer at the International School of Film and TV in Cuba. He is a member of the Swiss Directors’ Association and the European Film Academy.