L'Héritier

Fri Mar 16, 2012

21:00 to 22:30

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Embassy of Switzerland
Phone: 22466800

Description

Vico, a young African, inherits an alpine pasture in Gruyère. He comes to Switzerland with the firm intention of selling the land. Amused to discover the local black market in cheese, he manages to defeat the plans of a local bigwig who is too sure of his white man’s superiority. Filmed on location in the home of the world-famous cheese, this modern fable takes us behind the scenes of a Swiss village whose well-oiled mechanism is so easily thrown out of kilter by a tiny "grain of sand" from Africa. A humorous and offbeat look at a clash between two cultures that reveals Switzerland in a new and unexpected light.

Cast:
Jean-Baptiste Anoumon (Vico)
Patrick Raynal (Numa)
Natacha Koutchoumov (Juliette)
Laurent Sandoz (Spicher)

Director: Christian Karcher
Writer: Christian Karcher, Laurence Mermoud
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Comedy
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2001

Snacks and Drinks will be offered prior to the screening at 20:00h by the Embassy of Switzerland

The screening is part of the 7th French and Francophone Film Festival