Out in desert-like nature, living in the shadows of the immense fence that is erected to control Mexican immigration, seven Americans tell how the border transforms their lives. They observe the haunting traces left by the crossing migrants – people they never come face to face with – as they confide their fear, defiance and at times even compassion.

Rendez-vous du cinéma suisse, 67. Festival del Film Locarno, 12th August 2014
Le 12h45, Les invités culturels, RTS1, 19th January 2015
Les Matinales d'Espace 2, 21st January 2015
Vertigo, La 1ère, 21st January 2015
Sprechstunde, 3FACH, 19th February 2015

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THEATER RELEASE IN FRENCH SPEAKING SWITZERLAND: JANUARY 21ST 2015

THEATER RELEASE IN GERMAN SPEAKING SWITZERLAND: JANUARY 29TH 2015

TV BROADCASTS
Monday February 29th 2016, 8.55 p.m., RTS Deux
Monday April 4th 2016, 00.15 a.m., ARTE
Wednesday April 6th 2016, 00.10 a.m., SRF1
Wednesday April 20th 2016, 10.40 p.m., RSI LA2
Monday November 7th 2016, 10.25 p.m., 3sat

FESTIVALS

2020 Dunedin International Film Festival

2016 DOK Leipzig Lake Festival India

2016 One World Romania

2016 Festival International du Film Documentaire Millenium

2016 Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara

2015 Fast Forward HRFF Podgorica

2015 Forum of International and European Research on Immigration Torino

2015 FIFF Namur

2015 DocsDF Mexico

2015 Raindance Film Festival

2015 CineMigrante Buenos Aires

2015 Planete + Doc Film Festival Varsovie

2015 BELDOCS

2015 BAFICI

2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam

2015 Journées de Soleure

2014 Semaine de la critique –  Festival del film Locarno

Duration: 75 min

Languages: English
Format: HDcam, DCP
Available versions: o.v. English -  sub. German / French

Original title: Broken Land

Switzerland / 2014

Directed by: Stéphanie Barbey and Luc Peter
with the artistic collaboration of Peter Mettler

Production: Intermezzo Films, Aline Schmid

In coproduction with: RTS, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E.

Image: Peter Mettler / Luc Peter 

Sound: Jürg Lempen

Music: Franz Treichler

Editing: Florent Mangeot / Peter Mettler / Vincent Pluss

Sound editing and re-recording mix: Etienne Curchod

Picture design: Patrick Lindenmaier

Coproduction advisor: Gabriela Bussmann

Production team: Patricia Candido Trinca / Catherine Muller / Isabelle Zampiero

Camera assistant: Camille Budin

Technical support: Pablo Briones / Anthony Altaras

Assistant sound editing: Jérôme Cuendet

Foley artist: Gadou Naudin

Foley recording: Bruno Tarrière

Transcription and translation: Kevin Whiteley / Nina Kaelin / Rudolf Nadler

Graphic design: Jeff Gaudinet

Web developper: Raphaël Arbuz

International sales: Deckert Distribution

Swiss distribution: Xenix Film

with the support of:

Office fédéral de la culture (DFI)
Cinéforom et la Loterie Romande
Fonds culturel SUISSIMAGE
Pour-cent culturel Migros
République et canton de Genève
Ville de Genève, Département de la culture et du sport
Succès Passage Antenne
FONDATION SUISA
Stage Pool FOCAL / Fondation Ernst Göhner

​© INTERMEZZO FILMS - RTS - SRG SSR - ARTE G.E.I.E. - 2014