MOVIES - FICTION
THE SAINT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE
by Marc Wilkins
Paul and Tito (16), undocumented Peruvians, work hard as delivery boys in NYC. Their mother Raffaella (32), a waitress, exploits her customers' loneliness to gain extra income for her family's survival.
When the brothers fall in love with the mysterious Croatian girl Kristin (20), they believe she will lead them to a better life.
One day, Raffaella takes home Ewald (38), a sleazy novelist, who turns their kitchen into a Burrito factory. Their Bronx apartment quickly fills up with minced meat and hope for financial success while the boys desperately try to win Kristin's heart.
Finally, the American Dream becomes a trap when the family attracts the attention of the immigration authorities.
Credits
Year: 2020
Country: Schweiz
Running Time: 97 Min.
Director: Marc Wilkins
Author: Based on a novel by Arnon Grunberg, Screenplay by Lani-rain Feltham, Marc Wilkins
Producer: Joel Jent, Sophia Rubischung (Associate Producer)
Co-Producer: SRF Schweizer Fernsehen, blue, Service Producer: Aaron Craig, We Are Films
Camera: Burak Turan
Editor: Jann Anderegg
Sound: Patrick Storck
Music: Balz Bachmann, Brent Arnold
Gaffer: Serif Atar
Casting Director: Jorge Luis Tito Villafuerte, Vicky Wildman, Susan Müller, Donna De Seta, Alla Samoylenko, Allison Twardziak
Costumes: Zinnia Kim
Make-up: Madleina von Reding
Set Designer: Michael Baumgartner
Production Manager: Javier Gonzalez
Cast: Magaly Solier Romero, Adriano Durand, Marcelo Durand, Tara Thaller, Simon Käser
Awards Joseph-Vilsmaier-Award for Best Fiction Feature, 9. Filmfestival Kitzbühel 2021
Best Actress (Magaly Solier), 29. Love is Folly International Film Festival 2021
Kritikerpreis Beste Regie, 55. International Hofer Filmtage 2021
Beste Schauspielerin (Magaly Solier), Zürcher Filmpreis 2021
Special Mention, 2. Terraviva Film Festival 2021
Best Feature Film, Festival nuovo cinema Europa 2021
Humans in Focus Award, Ibicacinefest 2022
Critics Award, Ibicacinefest 2022
DUNAS DE LIENCRES Mejor largometraje Internacional Ópera Prima, Festival Internacional de Cine Piélagos en corto 2022
Festivals 44. Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo, 2020
56. Solothurner Filmtage, 2021
38. Miami Film Festival, 2021
15. Festival of Tolerance Zagreb, 2021
12. Festival de Cine Al Este, 2021
20. New York Latino Film Festival, 2021
9. Filmfestival Kitzbühel, 2021
29. Love Is Folly International Film Festival, 2021
8. Festival Internacional de cine de Puerto Madryn MAFICI, 2021
11. Bari International Film Festival, 2021
20. San Diego International Film Festival, 2021
31. AFI Latin American Film Festival, 2021
16. International Human Rights Film Festival Albania, 2021
55. Internationale Hofer Filmtage, 2021
34. Castellinaria - Festival del cinema giovane, 2021
2. Terraviva Film Festival, 2021
15. Festival Nuovo Cinema Europa, 2021
7. IBIZACINEFEST, 2022
12. Festival de Pielagos, 2022
