Kathia, Phillippe, Marcello, and Christian are all dealing with mental health problems. But despite facing marginalization and spending long periods in the hospital, they are on their way to taking back control of their lives – whether by starting their own business, finding a new job, enrolling in a further training scheme, or simply seeking happiness with a new love in the home they have bought together. Yet alongside all the optimism, there is pain in the knowledge that nothing will be as it was before the breakdown, that they will have to accept a loss of professional, financial, or social status. “They just downgraded my position, made my work more menial. It was like: Get him away from the counter and we’re done.” (Philipp Zürcher)
72 min, 5.1/stereo, DCP and DVD
Subtitles: German, French, English
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| Simply different (Gleich und anders) | |
|---|---|
| Director and producer | Juerg Neuenschwander |
| Script | Therese Stutz Steiger, Juerg Neuenschwander |
| Cooperation | Stéphanie Eberle-Senn, Ivan Lüthi, Jörg Hurschler |
| Production | Container Film AG |
| Director of photography | Pierre Mennel |
| Editor | Katrin Suhren, Fleur Matson |
| Sound | Bernhard Zitz |
| Sound-Design | Peter von Siebenthal |
| Music | Mario Batkovic |
| Production manager | Karin Schmid |
| Website of the film | www.simplydifferent-movie.com |
| Association „Gleich und anders“ | www.gleichundandersschweiz.ch |