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Like an Island (2022)

Original title: L'Îlot

2022-04-09 · 1h 46m · FR
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For mysterious reasons, two watchmen are made to guard access to the river in an area of Lausanne where retirees and immigrant families live. Through the different people they encounter, a territory takes shape and a friendship is born. Tizian Büchi creates a fable—part documentary, part fiction and tinged with magical realism—to subtly question our surveillance society.

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Tizian BüchiDirector, Writer

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Daniel NkubuDaniel NkubuVigile 1, DanielAmmar Abdul Kareem KhalafAmmar Abdul Kareem KhalafVigile 2, AmmarElie AutinElie AutinLes êtres de la rivièreJuliette UzorJuliette UzorLes êtres de la rivière

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What is Like an Island about?

For mysterious reasons, two watchmen are made to guard access to the river in an area of Lausanne where retirees and immigrant families live. Through the different people they encounter, a territory takes shape and a friendship is born. Tizian Büchi creates a fable—part documentary, part fiction and tinged with magical realism—to subtly question our surveillance society.

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Like an Island has a runtime of 106 minutes.

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