Summer 1900, Switzerland. A 17-year old Elisabeth is about to take her vows when the sudden death of her older sister forces her to leave the convent and return to the family farm. Stifled by the suffocating and strict rules of the village, walking in her sister’s step to uncover the mystery of her death, Elisabeth is slowly driven to rebel against the local order and for her right to live her life.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 32 min.
- Country, year
- Switzerland, 2022
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Carmen Jaquier
- Screenplay
- Carmen Jaquier
- Producers
- Flavia Zanon
- Cinematography
- Marine Atlan
- Music
- Nicolas Rabaeus
- Cast
- Lilith Grasmug, Mermoz Melchior, Benjamin Python, Noah Watzlawick
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Carmen Jaquier
Carmen Jaquier studied graphic design, before making her first short film Eat me! and entering the Cantonal School of Art in Lausanne (ECAL). Her graduation film The Girls’ Grave received the Pardino d’argento at the Locarno Film Festival (2011). She then explored image and editing within the Aamen collective and worked as director of photography on few movies from artist Nagi Gianni. Thunder is her first feature film.
