SOUL OF A BEAST
Synopsis
In a delirious summer rush, teenage father Gabriel falls in love with enigmatic Corey, the girlfriend of his best friend Joel. Overwhelmed with the decision of his life Gabriel is catapulted into the unforgiving wilderness of his heart, where imagination is more real than reality.
Press Quotes
CINEUROPA
"A giddily intoxicating experience"
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Title | SOUL OF A BEAST |
Original Title | Soul of a Beast |
Directed by | Lorenz Merz |
Starring | Ella Rumpf, Pablo Caprez, Tonatiuh Radzi, Luna Wedler, Lolita Chammah, Angelique La Douce |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Running time | 110 min |
Language | French, Swiss German |
Nationality | Switzerland |
Scriptwriter | Lorenz Merz |
Cinematographer | Laszlo Ovlinsky, Fabian Kimoto |
Produced by | Hesse Film in association with 8horses in Co-Production with Schweizer Radio & Fernsehen SRF / Milan Film , Blue Entertainment, The Hub Media |
Local Release | 2022 Apr 14 |
Film Status | Completed |
News
(cineuropa) Lorenz Merz • Director of Soul of a Beast - Interview
(cineuropa) Review: Soul of a Beast
(screendaily) 'Soul Of A Beast': Locarno Review
(Locarno Film Festival) Review: SOUL OF A BEAST - Concorso internazionale
(blick.ch) SWISS FILM PRIZE: "Soul of a Beast" breaks the record with eight film award nominations
(Cineuropa) Picture Tree International announces its EFM slate
(screenanarchy) Locarno 2021 Review: SOUL OF A BEAST
(icsfilm) Locarno 2021 review: Soul of a Beast (Lorenz Merz)
(eyeforfilm) Soul Of A Beast (2021) Film Review
(highonfilms) SOUL OF A BEAST [2021]: 'LOCARNO' REVIEW
(kino-zeit) Review: SOUL OF A BEAST
(DC INDEPENDENT FILM FORUM) 'SOUL OF A BEAST' REVIEW – A BEAUTIFUL MENAGERIE OF STYLES
Festivals
World Premiere, Locarno, 74° Locarno Film Festival
Saarbrucken, 43rd Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize Saarbrucken
Solothurn, 57th Solothurn Film Days
North American Premiere, Miami Int. Film Festival - official competition selection
Washington Independent FF - Official Selection
Mamers en Mars FF - French Premiere - Official Selection
L'Europe Autour de l'Europe FF - Official Selection
Cleveland International Film Festical - Official Selection
Paris European IFF - ÉCU - Official Selection
BAFICI - Latin American Premiere
Uruguay IFF - Uruguay premiere - Swiss Focus
Fantaspoa Film Festival Brazil - Brazilian Premiere - International competition
Zlín Children's FF - Czech Republic Premiere - Official Selection
Shanghai International Film Festival 2023 - Asian Premiere - Panorama Section
Awards
Fantaspoa Film Festival Brazil - Best Screenplay Award
Miami Film Festival Best Trailer Award 2022
Saarbrücken, Film Festival Max Ophüls Award 2022 for Best Director, Best Young Actor and Best Feature Film
Locarno Film Festival, Special Mention Pardo, Ecumenical Award .
Swiss Film Awards 2022, 8 nominations: Best Fiction Film, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Film Score, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Performance in a Supporting Role and Best Sound 2022.
Swiss Film Awards 2022 - Winner for Best Film Score 2022; Best Cinematography 2022 and Special Academy Award to Nicole Hoesli for Production Design
Mamers en Mars Film Festival 2022 - Awarded with an “Honorable Mention” from the "Jury des Élus”
ECU European Independent Film Festival - Awarded with "Europe’s Best Independent Film" and "Best Actor" for Pablo Caprez