The skyline appears to be like beautiful at daybreak, however issues aren’t fairly as romantic as they might appear at first. In spite of everything, … effectively, it’s important to discover out by watching an unique first have a look at Don’t Let the Solar! The fiction characteristic directorial debut by documentary filmmaker Jacqueline Zünd (The place We Belong, Virtually There, Goodnight No person) from Switzerland can have its world premiere on Aug. 9 on the 78th version of the Locarno Movie Competition, the place it should display screen within the Filmmakers of the Current lineup.
Levan Gelbakhiani (And Then We Danced) stars as Jonah, who offers consolation for strangers amid rising temperatures. Nonetheless, when he meets the younger Nika, portrayed by newcomer Maria Pia Pepe, his life threatens to get out of sync.
Written by Zünd, who guarantees “a glimpse of how exterior situations may have an effect on and form our inside worlds,” and Arne Kohlweyer, the film options cinematography from Nikolai von Graevenitz.
The film, from producer Lomotion and co-producers CDV – Casa delle Visioni and SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, shall be distributed in Switzerland by Filmcoopi Zürich. Worldwide gross sales are being dealt with by Sideral Cinema.
The 2025 version of the Locarno Movie Competition runs Aug. 6-16 within the picturesque Swiss lakeside city.
The primary have a look at Don’t Let the Solar, which THR can solely current under, offers us a primary sense of Gelbakhiani’s Jonah and Pepe’s Nika, their growing relationship, in addition to a primary have a look at the solar featured within the movie’s title. Really, we get each, a glimpse of the celestial physique itself and a point out of the solar as a personality in a play. There’s additionally a query a couple of glad childhood. However at the start, the primary look units the temper, showcasing the ambiance to anticipate from Don’t Let the Solar.
Try the primary look under.