South of the Clouds (2003)
70-year-old mountain farmer Adrien from Valais suggests a trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway to his friends. The taciturn mountain folk get on the train, but they never really let go. Nothing works without Jass cards and white wine. Only Adrien makes it as far as Beijing: For the stubborn farmer, the long journey ultimately becomes a journey to himself, to his own feelings.
Director: Jean-François Amiguet
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Bernard Verley as Adrien |
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François Morel as Roger |
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Maurice Aufair as Léon |
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Jean-Luc Borgeat as Willy Prolong |
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Jean-Pierre Gos as Jean-Noël, le vétérinaire |
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Margarita Sánchez as La serveuse |
| Directing | Jean-François Amiguet | Director |
| Camera | Hugues Ryffel | Director of Photography |
| Art | Greti Kläy | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greti Kläy | Costume Design |
| Sound | François Musy | Sound |
| Writing | Anne Gonthier | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Bernard Lang | Producer |
| Production | Jean-Luc Michaux | Producer |
| Editing | Valérie Loiseleux | Editor |
| Writing | Anne Gonthier | Adaptation |
| Production | Jean-François Amiguet | Producer |
| Writing | Jean-François Amiguet | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Michel Fessler | Adaptation |
| Sound | Stimmhorn | Music |
| Production | Bertrand Liechti | Producer |
| Sound | Laurence Revey | Music |