Switzerland / Jan 24, 2026 / Solothurner Filmtage
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
To escape oppression and a haunted past, Shewit flees Eritrea, risking her life, setting out alone on the road towards Europe. At fifteen, after a three-year journey, she arrives in Switzerland, the country in which she places her hopes and dreams. Seven years later, without a residence permit and under constant threat of deportation, Shewit persists and fights to become a free woman.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Freedom – Le destin de Shewit |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Intermezzo Films, Good Story Productions |
| Official site | shewit.ch |
| Release date | 24 gennaio 2026 |
| Production | Luc Peter, Katia Monla Guisolan |
| Writer | Anne-Frédérique Widmann |
| Editing | Stephan Rytz |
| Cinematography | Eliane Ruckstuhl, Leandro Monti |
| Assistant directors | Anne-Frédérique Widmann |
| Camera operators | Eliane Ruckstuhl, Leandro Monti |
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| Additional photography | Eliane Ruckstuhl, Leandro Monti |
| Music | Coco Francavilla, Nicolas Binggeli |
| Sound | Coco Francavilla, Nicolas Binggeli |
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