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Original title: Traumland
2013 Movie Switzerland, Germany Drama 95 min Ages 12+
By: Petra Biondina Volpe With: Bettina Stucky, Kire Gjorevski, Stefan Kurt, Marisa Paredes, Devid Striesow

Zurich on Christmas Eve: Judith, a dedicated social worker, takes care of the prostitutes working on Sihlquai – and lives out her own sexual fantasies with a police officer rather than her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Lena’s family idyll is shattered when she discovers that on today of all days, the festival of love, her husband is cheating on her with prostitutes. Rolf’s family life seems to have fallen apart at the seams: Newly divorced, he also finds out that his daughter couldn’t care less about him. In an attempt to begin a new chapter of her life, lonely widow Maria gathers up all her courage to invite widower Juan to a festive dinner, but he’s still mourning the death of his wife. The paths of all these protagonists cross that of Mia’s, an 18-year-old Bulgarian trying to make ends meet as a street prostitute. TRAUMLAND is an episodic tale of loneliness, lust and betrayal.

Filmium rating
67%

Festival Achievements

Schweizer Filmpreis 2014
Awards:
Beste Darstellerin
Nominations:
Bester Spielfilm • Bestes Drehbuch
Zurich Film Festival 2013
Selections:
Programme

Mood

Dark
Melancholic
Reflective
Serious
Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Petra Biondina Volpe
Kire Gjorevski
Bettina Stucky
Devid Striesow
André Jung
Luna Mijovic
Luna Lozic
Ursina Lardi
Marisa Paredes
Stefan Kurt
Petra Biondina Volpe (Director)

Cinematic Technique

Close-Ups
Intimate Framing
Long Takes
Naturalistic
Snowy Visuals
Soft Lighting

Narrative Structure

Ensemble Narrative
Interwoven Stories

Pace

Deliberate
Measured
Reflective
Slow-Paced

Style

Cinematic
Cinematography
Poetic
Realism
Realistic
Slow-Paced
Surrealism

Time-Period

Christmas Setting
Contemporary

Central Conflict

Family Disintegration
Moral Ambiguity
Sexual Fantasies

Characters

Divorced Father
Police Officer
Pregnant Woman
Prostitute
Social Worker

Ending

Ambiguous
Bittersweet
Life-Altering

Historical Context

Contemporary
Early 2010S

Key Plot Points

Life-Changing Encounters
Relationship Rebuilding
Secrets Revealed

Plot

Family Breakdown
Family Dynamics
Interconnected Lives
Personal Fantasies
Personal Struggles
Prostitution
Urban Life

Setting

Christmas Eve
Snow-Covered City
Wealthy Suburb
Winter Atmosphere
Zurich

Shooting Location

Urban Switzerland
Zurich

Theme

Family Disintegration
Family Dynamics
Identity
Moral Ambiguity
Redemption
Sexuality

Genre

Art-House
Character Study
Drama
Romance

Audiences

Adults
Art-House Viewers
Drama Enthusiasts

Titles

Dreamland
Pays de rêve
Traumland

Production Countries

Switzerland

Release Year

2013
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