English title
FORTUNA


Fortuna, a 14-year old Ethiopian girl who has had no news of her parents since she arrived on the shores of Italy, is temporarily accommodated in Switzerland with other refugees in a hospice at an altitude of 2000m above sea level to overwinter..
Original title FORTUNA
Director Germinal Roaux
COUNTRY Switzerland
Sales Agent Loco Films
Genre Drama
Year 11/04/2018
Delivery status Completed
Date of availability 2018
Technical Information
Language French/Ethiopian
Duration 102min
Color or B&W B&W
Image ratio 1.33
Sound format SR
Credits
Script Germinal Roaux
Producer Ruth Waldburger
Production Companies Vega Production, Proximus, SRG SSR, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, NEED Productions
Distributors VEGA Distribution AG
Cast Kidist Siyum Beza, Bruno Ganz, Patrick D'Assumçao
Synopsis
Fortuna, a 14-year old Ethiopian girl who has had no news of her parents since she arrived on the shores of Italy, is temporarily accommodated in Switzerland with other refugees in a hospice at an altitude of 2000m above sea level to overwinter. A community of Catholic canons gives them refuge whilst waiting for their legal status to be sorted out by the Swiss authorities. This is where Fortuna meets Kabir, a 26-year old Ethiopian refugee with whom she falls hopelessly in love. Their relationship develops, hidden from sight of those around them, until the day when Kabir mysteriously disappears following a police raid.
Cast
Kidist Siyum Beza
Bruno Ganz
Patrick D'Assumçao
Assefa Zerihun Gudeta
Yoann Blanc
Pierre Banderet
Simon André
Philippe Grand'Henry
Stéphane Bissot
Crew
Colin Lévêque
Ivan Niclass
Sophie Vercruysse
Jacques Comets