Michael Steiner's film about a Swiss couple kidnapped by the Taliban will open the festival next month.
“Michael Steiner understands auteur cinema with great audience appeal like no other Swiss director,” said ZFF artistic director Christian Jungen. “His new movie, his strongest to date, demonstrates international stature. The film reminds me of Kathryn Bigelow’s thrilleris suddenly extremely topical, coming after the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s conquest of the country.
Steiner’s new film is told from the perspective of Widmer and Och, who went to Pakistan to fulfill their dream of traveling the ancient Silk Road. When they were seized by the Taliban few expected them to survive. Amazingly, the pair became the first civilians to escape the group of “holy warriors” and return home.on Widmer and Och’s non-fiction book of the same name, published in 2013 by DuMont Buchverlag.
“I’m a storyteller and here I wanted to give a personal insight into the fate of the two hostages Daniela Widmer and David Och, so that the audience understands the context,” said Steiner.Produced by Zodiac Pictures in co-production with MMC Zodiac, SRF, and Blue,will be released in Switzerland by Disney and hit local theaters on Oct. 28.
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