Like an Island
106 mins
For mysterious reasons, two watchmen are made to guard access to the river in an area of Lausanne where retirees and immigrant families live. Through the different people they encounter, a territory takes shape and a friendship is born. Tizian Büchi creates a fable—part documentary, part fiction and tinged with magical realism—to subtly question our surveillance society.
Daniel Nkubu
Vigile 1, Daniel
Ammar Abdul Kareem Khalaf
Vigile 2, Ammar
Elie Autin
Les êtres de la rivière
Juliette Uzor
Les êtres de la rivière
Thomas Reichlin
Producer
Britta Rindelaub
Producer
Bruno Schweisguth
Sound
Thomas Marchand
Editor
Tizian Büchi
Director
Camille Sultan
Cinematography
Michael Scheuplein
Assistant Director
Tizian Büchi
Writer
Clovis Duran
Graphic Designer
Michael Scheuplein
Art Designer
Hannah Klaas
Assistant Director
Sarah Imsand
Assistant Director
Yatoni Roy Cantù
Sound Assistant
Raphaël Dubach
Color Grading