Three films by German directors world premiere as part of the gala line up at the Zurich Film Festival, taking place from September 25-October 5
Three films by German directors world premiere as part of the gala line up at the Zurich Film Festival, taking place from September 25-October 5 in Switzerland.
Christian Ditter’s fantasy film Momo stars Claes Bang, Kim Bodina, Alexa Goodall and the voice of Martin Freeman. It follows a adolescent orphan girl who takes on a powerful corporation that is stealing people’s time.
Also world premiering is Erik Schmitt’s drama The Life Of Wishes starring Matthias Schweighöfer as a man down on his luck who meets a mysterious stranger offering him three wishes. It is joined by Neele Leana Vollmar’s Time We Lost about a retired married couple who begin to question their familiar routine and relationship.
Further titles screening at Zurich include Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine; Rebecca Zlotowski’s A Private Life and Paul Greengrass’s The Lost Bus.
The festival’s full programme will be unveiled on September 11.
ZFF Galas 2025
*world premiere
The Lost Bus (US)
Dir. Paul Greengrass
The Smashing Machine (US)
Dir. Benny Safdie
Hedda (US)
Dir. Nia DaCosta
Time We Lost* (Ger-Austria)
Dir. Neele Leana Vollmar
The Life Of Wishes* (Ger)
Dir. Erik Schmitt
A Private Life (Fr)
Dir. Rebecca Zlotowski
The Balloonists (US-UK-Austria)
Dir. John Dower
Unidentified (S.Ara)
Dir. Haifaa Al Mansour
Momo* (Ger-Cro-Slovenia)
Dir. Christian Ditter
I’m Not Stiller (Switz-Ger)
Dir. Stefan Haupt
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