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Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

Five people born on June 8, 1964 – Five lives, five countries, five decades.

2021•2h 19m•

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Documentary

Overview

Born June 8, 1964, Frank Matter films four "twins", born the same day as him, but in other latitudes. Interweaving their life stories with rich archival material, the filmmaker links these Parallel Lives with elements from his own biography, to compose a fascinating fresco where intimate trajectories are part of the advent of the global village.

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Direction

Director: Frank Matter

Writing

Writer: Frank Matter

Production

Producer: Madeleine Corbat
Producer: Frank Matter
Production Assistant: Kim Odermatt
Producer: Peter Guyer

Music & Sound

Sound Mixer: Peter von Siebenthal
Sound: Olivier Jeanrichard
Music: Christian Brantschen
Sound Designer: Peter von Siebenthal
Sound Designer:

Pedro Haldemann

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Steff Bossert

Editing

Editor: Konstantin Gutscher
Editor: Frank Matter
Editor: Rebecca Trösch
Color Grading: Ueli Müller
Color Grading: Peter Guyer

Keywords

freedomtimeracismindividualismpolitical unrestessay filmbig dreamssocial issueslife storyhistory

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The film's tagline is: "Five people born on June 8, 1964 – Five lives, five countries, five decades."

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The runtime is 139 minutes (2h 19m).

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The film features dialogue in 4 languages: Mandarin, German, English, Xhosa.

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The film was directed by Frank Matter.

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The screenplay was written by Frank Matter.

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Cinematography was handled by Steff Bossert.

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This title is listed on IMDb as tt12485312.

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Movie Information

Original Title:

Parallel Lives

Status:

Released

Language:

普通话, Deutsch, English,

Country of Origin:

Switzerland

Production Companies:

Recycled TV

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SRF

SRF

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