War (2014 film)

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Directed by Simon Jaquemet
Written bySimon Jaquemet
Starring Sascha Gisler
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Running time
106 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageSwiss German

War (German : Chrieg) is a 2014 Swiss drama film directed by Simon Jaquemet. [1] It was one of seven films shortlisted by Switzerland to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, [2] but it lost out to Iraqi Odyssey . [3]

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References

  1. "'At War' ('Chrieg'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. "Locarno round-up: Swiss cinema goes international". Screen Daily. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ""Iraqi Odyssey" aux Oscars pour la Suisse". Bluewin. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.