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  • Chagrin Valley (2023)
  • 62 min | Documentary
Chagrin Valley (2023)
62 min | Documentary
The sun shines every day in Chagrin Valley, USA. Frozen in a 1950s-inspired artificial decor, this assisted living facility for people who suffer from dementia is home to fragile and ageing residents. Here, everyday life drags on slowly. ...See moreThe sun shines every day in Chagrin Valley, USA. Frozen in a 1950s-inspired artificial decor, this assisted living facility for people who suffer from dementia is home to fragile and ageing residents. Here, everyday life drags on slowly. Florence and her companions dream of an elusive elsewhere during their days punctuated by confusion, fleeting conflicts and overdue family visits. The caregivers - as kind as they are exhausted - run the show in this pastel-coloured, sanitised social theatre. Between two shifts, they confess their desire for a better future; one that is not so different from that of the residents, after all. The Swiss documentary maker Nathalie Berger, a Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) graduate, casts a tender and curious look over her protagonists. Examining our relationship with old age, illness and the universal fear of dying, and gently probing into the matter of our individual and collective dreams, she interrogates the false promises of our contemporary society. See less
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Director
Nathalie Berger
Producer
Philippe Grob (producer)
Composer
Valentin Liechti
Cinematographer
Diara Sow
Editor
Lizi Gelber
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Updated Apr 25, 2023
Release date
Apr 25, 2023 (Switzerland)
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination

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