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'Labyrinth of Peace,' a new thriller series from Switzerland, explodes long-held myths about Swiss neutrality in WWII.

BEYTO is a Swiss romantic drama in which a Turkish migrant is forced in to a heterosexual marriage despite his love for another man.

Beyto traveled to Solothurn where he won the Public award. Dimitri Stapfer, who plays the role of Mike in the movie, has caught the eyes of the Prix du cinema Suisse committee who nominated him in the category Best performance in a supporting role. (The article continues below - Commercial information) Cineuropa: Why did you choose to talk about a male homosexual relationship in the frame of a family of Turkish immigrants living in Switzerland? Are you close to the LGBTQI+ (Middle Eastern) community? Gitta Gsell: The story is based on the novel of a friend of mine: Yusuf Yesilöz. The tit...

film profile] is made up of a man and a woman, two men, two women or any other combination of the two, because the problem affecting them is universal: the impossibility of breaking free from baseless yet deeply rooted beliefs. It might be the discovery of their son’s homosexuality which triggers extreme reactions in Beyto’s parents, but it’s ultimately the latter’s desire to free himself from his family’s beliefs and carve out his own identity that lands the film’s protagonist in hot water. (The article continues below - Commercial information) Handed the Audience Award at the S...

Three women directors - Andrea Štaka, Stefanie Klemm and Gitta Gsell – triumph at Solothurn Film Days Mare, its new First Work prize to Of Fish and Men and its Audience Award to Beyto Andrea Štaka’s , recently nominated in no fewer than three categories at the Swiss Film Award: Best Fiction Film, Best Screenplay and Best Sound, has walked away with the prestigious Prix de Soleure at Solothurn Film Days. Presented in a world premiere at the 2020 Berlinale, the film unfortunately suffered considerable delays in its cinema release as a result of successive lockdowns. As such, ...