Chicken Mexicaine

Movie
Original title	Chicken Mexicaine
Country of production	Switzerland , Morocco
original language	Swiss German , German
Publishing year	2007
length	96 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Armin Biehler
script	Armin Biehler
production	Rudolf Santschi
music	Daniel Almada
camera	Thomas Wüthrich
cut	Adrian Aeschbacher , Georg Janett
occupation
	Bruno Cathomas : Roby Schmucker; Peter Rühring : Johannes Schwerdfeger; Juana-Maria von Jascheroff : Helen Berger; Oliver Zgorelec : Mohammed Hiab; Toni Vescoli : Toni; Gian-Marco Schmid : Gimma ; Marcus Schäfer : Thomas Morel; Kyle Popoola : Charles Müller; Roberto Guerra : Walter Platz; Simon Grossenbacher : Hans Singer; Raphael Bachmann : Manfred Art; Thomas Bartholomäus : Felix Schwerdfeger; Andreas Krämer : Pjotor Rabowski; Myriam Wittlin : Laura Spinell; Marcus Mislin : Ueli Wackernagel; Sylvia Bossart : Pastor; Michael Körte : Mike Barmatter; Lamia Tazali : Sorélia; Markus Maggi : Man with a hand organ;

Chicken Mexicaine is a Swiss film from 2007 that was written and directed by Armin Biehler . The film is about the habitual criminal Roby Schmucker, who cannot accept 12 years in prison and wants to see his daughter again. Together with his Muslim friend Mohammed Hiab, he brings the director to his knees.

After several documentaries, the film is Armin Biehler's first feature film and in 2008 won the Swiss Film Prize for Best Actor ( Bruno Cathomas ).

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The habitual criminal Roby Schmucker is sent to prison. The fourth time in jail he, who is used to getting through as a loner, remains very calm. First he gets an overview of who can say what and which colleague can get what. Nothing is like it used to be, the pace has become a lot harder. Only the director is an old acquaintance. Roby knows from his previous prison stays that the Pope, as he calls the director of the institution, has the reins under control in this building. Smiling, he recommends: work properly and no violence.

Roby Schmucker expects to be outside soon. But after his trial, Roby looks straight in the eye: sentenced to 12 years in prison. Roby is faced with the question of escape or suicide. When he learns of a black inmate's escape plan, he hangs on. The director gets wind of the matter and unceremoniously turns the attempted breakout into an alarm exercise. The attempt to break out fails.

When Roby finds out that his daughter is missing, he smashes his cell. He collects more stringent bunker detention. Now he's at the bottom. Thrown back on himself, he dreams wistfully of his time in Africa. There he worked as a fitter and started a family. In memory of this happiness, a thought is immovable in Roby's head. He wants to go out and see his daughter again. Therefore, he confides in the Muslim prisoner Mohammed Hiab. A friendship develops between the two.

Roby makes an incredible discovery in the prison cellar. The director's son - a failed economics student - had a Russian prisoner hired him to make lucky pills in a laboratory in the prison cellar. When the director learns that his son is producing drugs in jail, he is forced to either report his own son or to take him out of the country. Roby Schmucker and his cellmate collect the evidence. The director can be blackmailed and the key to freedom is within reach. Roby Schmucker has the fight of his life to fight.

Awards

Swiss Film Award for Best Actor ( 2008 ) Bruno Cathomas

Web links

Official website
Chicken Mexicaine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Website of the film office biehler.film

Movie review:

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Official press booklet for Chicken Mexicaine