Jimmie
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jimmie |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | Swiss German |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tobias Ineichen |
| script | Thomas Peter |
| production |
Anita Wasser , Peter Reichenbach |
| music | Fabian Römer |
| camera | Martin Fuhrer |
| cut | Mike Schaerer |
| occupation | |
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Jimmie is a Swiss television film developed and written by the Swiss screenwriter Thomas Peter. Directed by the Swiss director Tobias Ineichen . The film was produced by C-Films AG on behalf of Swiss television .
action
Kathy Berger is the single mother of 16-year-old autistic Jimmie, a non-speaking person who is passionate about swimming. She doesn't want to put him in a home, but takes him home after graduation, against the will of her ex-husband Michael. The relationship with him turns out to be difficult. When the swimming coach Jan Ambühl discovered Jimmie's talent for swimming, he hired him as a motivator for his freestyle relay. But Jimmie is not accepted by the swimmers.
reception
The film received the “Prix Swissperform” for the best Swiss television film at the Geneva film festival Cinéma Tout Ecran . The jury justified this with the independent visual language, the good dramaturgical timing and the credible actors. Joel Basman and Stefanie Japp received the prizes for the best male and female leading role.
Web links
- Jimmie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- srgdeutschschweiz.ch : Jimmie (PDF file; 190 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ tagesschau.sf.tv : SF film «Jimmie» clears away