Netherlands / Jan 25, 2024 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
There Was Nothing Here Before (2024)
Directed by Yvann Yagchi
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1h 11min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A Swiss filmmaker of Palestinian origin travels to the West Bank to make sense of the break-up with a childhood friend who became a Jewish settler. While trying to understand why their friendship has not held up in the face of the political situation, he reveals his own tragic family history in Palestine.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Avant, il n'y avait rien |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, English, Français, עִבְרִית |
| Production countries | Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Maximage, SRF, SRG SSR, RTS |
| Release date | 25 gennaio 2024 |
| Production | Cornelia Seitler, Brigitte Hofer |
| Writer | Yvann Yagchi, Aurora Vögeli |
| Editing | Selin Dettwiler, Christof Schertenleib, Christine Hoffet, Olivia Frey |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Sandru, Lukas Gut |
| Assistant directors | Yvann Yagchi |
| Music | Séverine Vaëna, Massimo Del Gaudio |
| Sound | Séverine Vaëna, Massimo Del Gaudio |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / May 17, 2024 / ALL / Diaspora Film Festival
Switzerland / Jan 26, 2025 / 60. Solothurner Filmtage
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