30/10/2006

Winner of the Audience Award on October 19 at the 42nd Chicago International Film Festival, Vitus [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Christian Davi
interview: Fredi M. Murer
film profile] by Fredi M. Murer (see Focus) will next take part in the 20th AFI - Los Angeles International Film Festival (November 1-12).

Stateside interest is a good omen for the Swiss film, which is one of the entries for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominations.

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Currently on release in German-speaking Switzerland, where it has clocked up 190,000 admissions to date, the film will open in Germany on December 21 and in France in January.

(Translated from French)