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1. Dutti der Riese (Dutti der Riese)

Documentary about Swiss grocery store pioneer Gottlieb Duttweiler

2. Far from the Villages (Au loin des villages)

Since the conflict in Darfur spread to the eastern border regions of Chad in 2005, some 13,000 people fled from this region to the refugee camp near the village of Gouroukoun. For them, the war is never far off. Many of these traumatised refugees have lived here for years, with little food, no work and no prospect of returning home. Zuchuat took his camera to the camp and captured their uncertain existence without providing any comment. He captures the refugees' arduous daily life in long shots, often from a single angle. They all have their own stories of how they ended up here, how they saw their families and fellow-villagers perish and no longer have any work, cattle or land. Another striking story is told by a child that uses a drawing to explain how he was chased away from his native village. Little girls sing a battle song while waiting for what comes next in this prison without bars.

3. The Making of a Dream

The Making of a Dream is a cinematic essay on stories of dancers. It shows joys and pains from the first steps in an amateur school to the goal to become a principal dancer in a world known ballet company.

4. Into Great Silence (Die große Stille)

An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the French Alps . The idea for the film was proposed to the monks in 1984, but the Carthusians said they wanted time to think about it. The Carthusians finally contacted Gröning 16 years later to say they were now willing to permit Gröning to shoot the movie, if he was still interested.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

5. Melodias (Melodias)

(Melodias)

6. Meta-Mecano (Meta-Mecano)

The Jean Tinguely Museum in Basel, Switzerland, designed by Mario Botta, opened in 1996, five years after the Swiss sculptor's death. META MECANO is a poetic depiction of the genesis of this mono-graphic museum, from the builders' first plans and Mario Botta's designs to its construction and the assembly of Tinguely's fragile mobile sculptures. In interviews with Mario Botta, Tinguely's wife Niki de Saint Phalle, museum director Pontus Hultén and Tinguely himself, the film goes on to explore the mission of museums and of art in general today. META MECANO is a unique document on the significance of the artist Jean Tinguely and on the role that museums play in our day and age.

7. Mondes contraires (Mondes contraires)

(Mondes contraires)

8. Out of Sight (Loin des yeux)

Thirty female prisoners share the convicts’ ward of Tuilière Prison at Lonay. More than half of them have one or more children being raised elsewhere: with a sister, in a foster family, or – further away still – in their countries of origin. In portraying some of these women, the film sheds light on these mothers and the bond that ties them to their children.

9. Made in India

(Made in India)

10. Magic Radio (Magic Radio)

(Magic Radio)

11. Markus Jura Suisse (Markus Jura Suisse)

(Markus Jura Suisse)

12. Bis ans Ende der Träume (Bis ans Ende der Träume)

(Bis ans Ende der Träume)

13. Wall Street

(Wall Street)

14. Wer sind wir? (Wer sind wir?)

(Wer sind wir?)

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

15. Sorelle d'Italia (Sorelle d'Italia)

(Sorelle d'Italia)

16. Zen for Nothing (Zen for Nothing)

Hidden in the wooded mountains on the west coast of Japan lies the small Zen monastery Antaiji. A young woman sets off to immerse herself through autumn, winter and spring in the adventures of monastic life. The young woman is Sabine Timoteo from Switzerland. The abbot of the monastery is Muho Noelke, born in Berlin. An interplay between the philosophy of the Japanese Zen master Kodo Sawaki and the surprises brought forth by everyday life.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

17. SeelenSchatten (SeelenSchatten)

(SeelenSchatten)

18. Rêve de Chine (Rêve de Chine)

(Rêve de Chine)

19. SMS From Shangri-La

(SMS From Shangri-La)

20. Desert: Who Is the Man?

In their very own ways, scientists, artists and wandering souls search in the inhospitable and mythical desert landscape for the meaning of life.