Directed by Nasser Bakhti
- 2023
- 108'
Synopsis :
Good foot, good eye and good memory. At 84 years old, Bernard Crettaz, with his fervent words never without a sense of humor, welcomes us with open arms and takes us on a journey through his life. This is the story of a farmer’s son who became a sociologist. By creating the death cafés, Bernard Crettaz has made death his life’s work. He is now known as “Mr. Death”. It is also the story of a man who was destined for a monastic life, as his mother dreamed. But at the age of 20, the first mini-skirt in the valley, worn by Antoinette with her generous curves, got the better of his vocation.
Today, in the autumn of his life, his aching body reminds him that the future is no longer a promise. Faced with the inevitable, all his beliefs collapse, and his skin-deep humanity wavers. He maintains himself thanks to curiosity and wonder at all times. This film helps him to question his life, his country, his faith, his death, his mountain and all that he has accomplished to date, with of course a passion for transmission. He was keen to take these themes to heart, confronting them without any hesitation or fear, but with a rare frankness.
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Original Language
French
Subtitles
English / Deutsch / Italiano / Spanish
Format
Video HD Colour 2K
Type & Running time
Feature Documentary – 108′
Year of production
2023
Country of production
Switzerland
Distribution of the film – public screening / festivals
In Switzerland: Troubadour films distribution
distribution@troubadour-films.com
Worldwide sales: distribution@troubadour-films.com
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Written & Directed by
Nasser Bakhti
Produced by
Beatrice & Nasser Bakhti
Production
Troubadour Films – Genève
in association with Métissages en Images
Co-production
La Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) Unité des Films Documentaires Steven Artels, Gaspard Lamunière et Bettina Hofmann
SSR SRG idée suisse Sven Wälti et Gregory Catella
With the support of
Office fédéral de la culture – OFC
Fondation Culturelle Suissimage
Fondation Ernst Göhner
Succès Passage Antenne SRG-SSR
The city of Carouge
Avec la participation de
Cinéforom et de la Loterie romande
La Cinémathèque suisse
Production Assistant
Melissa Chollet
Production secretary
Inès Abeya
Camera
Loïc Oswald
Additionnal Camera
Nasser Bakhti
Additionnal Sound
Valentin Dupanloup
Sound
Bernard Seidler
Music
Nasser Bakhti
Editing
Béatrice Bakhti
Video Animation & Titles
Julien Dumoulin – studio Troubadour Films
Graphic design
Chan Won-Prak
Studio Troubadour Films – Genève
website
Jonas Gardel
Sound design & Mix
François Wolf
Freestudios – Genève
Etalonnage
Robin Erard – Rougegorge
Chragé de postproduction
Julien Dumoulin
Distribution
Troubadour Films Distribution