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BABYLON 2
by Samir
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The first film about «secondos»: A Turkish ice hockey player explains why, in Switzerland, he could only fall in love with an Italian. A young Italian woman explains why she prefers to rap in English. A hip-hop artist with Hispanic origins fights for his political rights and the director reminisces on how, despite his Arabic roots, he's been persecuted as a Jew.
Babylon 2 reflects the rise of a new urban culture in Switzerland, which is instigated by the second generation of immigrants and the help of electronic media.
Credits
Year: 1993
Country: CH
Running Time: 90 Min.
Director: Samir
Author: Samir
Producer: Karin Koch, Samir
Camera: Pierre Mennel
Editor: Ronnie Wahli, Samir
Sound: Roman Küng
Music: Felix Haug
Gaffer: Monika Buser
Make-up: Andrea Rist
Production Manager: Karin Koch
Cast: Michel Hüttner, Carlos Leal, Luana Cea
Awards «La Sarraz» Filmpreis
Zürcher Filmpreis 1994
Qualitätsprämie des Bundesamt für Kultur
Festivals Locarno, Int. Film Festival
EAMF Osnabrück
Festival Images du Monde Arabe
Festival des Films du Monde, Montréal
Internationale Duisburger Filmtage
Bruxelles Film Festival
Solothurner Filmtage
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Strasbourg Film Festival
Carthage Film Festival
Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez