Cinema documentary film by Robert Müller
92min
2018
SWISS FILM AWARD, Best Cinematography 2018 (Winner) - Pio Corradi
PRIZE OF THE JURY, category INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, Trento Film Festival 2018
The traditional charcoal burning at Bramboden in the Lucerne Entlebuch is unique in Europe. The smoking piles, the work with the fire, the hidden process, the alchemical-like transformation of wood into coal - all of this still exudes something magical to this day. Over a period of five years, Robert Müller accompanied the charcoal burners of Bramboden in their work. The result is a film that gives an insight into the world of the charcoal burners from an inside perspective. KÖHLERNÄCHTE has become an authentic, intimate and at times highly amusing portrait of the various protagonists. There is politically incorrect drinking, smoking and swearing. At the same time, the respectful way the people treat each other is impressive, as is the way they deal with the local resource of wood, with fire and smoke in the hard everyday life of a charcoal burner.
Written and directed by Robert Müller
Music: Fritz Hauser
Camera: Pio Corradi
2nd camera: Luzius Wespe / Robert Müller
Editing: Kathrin Plüss / Mirella Nüesch
Sound: Thomas Gassmann / Simon Graf / Salome Wüllner
Sound design: Guido Keller / Thomas Gassmann
Sound mixing: Guido Keller
Colour grading: Ueli Nüesch
Production: ZEITRAUM FILM / Carola Kutzner
Co-production: SRF Swiss Radio and Television, Urs Augstburger
Distribution Switzerland / Filmcoopi Zurich
Podcast: SRF2 Kultur/ Kontext
Brigitte Häring with director Robert Müller in «Künste im Gespräch»
Festivals (selection)
World premiere at DOK LEIPZIG - Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (DE), 2017
SOLOTHURN FILM FESTIVAL (CH), 2018
TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL (I), 2018
FILMKUNSTFEST MV Schwerin (DE) International Competition, 2018
EDOC - FESTIVAL ENCUERTROS DEL OTRO CINE, Quito, 2018
FILM TOUR IN NEW ZEALAND: Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Nelson, New Plymouth, 2018
