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Don’t let the sun

Don’t let the sun

original title:

Don’t let the sun

directed by:

Jacqueline Zünd

cast:

Levan Gelbakhiani, Maria Pia Pepe, Agnese Claisse, Karidja Touré, Cecilia Bertozzi

screenplay:

Jacqueline Zünd, Arne Kohlweyer

cinematography:

Nikolai von Graevenitz

editing:

Gion-Reto Killias

set design:

Nicole Hoesli

costume design:

Sophie Reble

music:

Marcel Vaid

producer:

Louis Mataré, David Fonjallaz, Davide Pagano, Andrea Randazzo, Gianfilippo Pedote

production:

Lomotion, CDV Casa delle Visioni, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

distribution:

Filmcoopi Zurich [Switzerland]

country:

Switzerland/Italy

year:

2025

film run:

100'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (08/07/2025)

festivals & awards:

The heat keeps rising. People grow distant, in curious kinds of solitude. This is where 28-year-old Jonah provides comfort to strangers. But when he finds himself in the role of the father for nine-year-old Nika, his life starts to unravel. A delicate drama about the fragility of human relations.