Escape to Paradise

Nino Jacusso

Sehmuz, his wife Delal and their three children have saved themselves by escaping from Turkey to Switzerland. They are temporarily lodged in the asylum centre, together with refugees from Africa and East Europe that can se the funny side of everyday life despite their scars and nightmares. However, their fates do not sound genuine enough for the asylum authorities, this is what Sehmuz’ Kurdish compatriot Aziz claims. He sends Sehmuz to a Swiss who invents a credible story substantiated by documents. Sehmuz persuades Delal to pawn the family jewels and buys a new biography, which he laboriously learns by heart with the help of his children. Yet, at the decisive interview he can no longer remember the weather in Izmir…

Nino Jacusso

Geboren 1955 in Acquaviva Collecroce (I). 1960 Emigration in die Schweiz. 1974-78 HFF (Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen), München. Seit 1988 Mitarbeit bei Insert Film. 1994 Drehbuchseminar bei Frank Daniel in Dänemark. Seit 1996 Medienpädagogische Arbeiten an Schulen und Universitäten. Seit 1996 aktives Mitglied der Zauberlaterne, Sektion Solothurn. 2004-05 Leitung Fallstudie Film, ETH Zürich.

2008 FEDERICA DE CESCO
2006 WEGE ZUR ARBEIT
2004 ARBEIT MIT KINDERN
2001 ESCAPE TO PARADISE
1995 DRECKIGE SCHWEIZ, SAUBERE SCHWEIZ
1992 BELLINVITU - DIE SCHÖNE EINLADUNG
1989 HAUPTGASSE 7
1982 KLASSENGEFLÜSTER
1980 RITORNO A CASA
1979 EMIGRAZIONE

Walo Lüönd

Walo Lüönd grew up in Zug and completed an apprenticeship as a tailor before studying acting in Zurich. After gathering his initial experience on the Swiss stage, Walo Lüönd went abroad in the early 1950s and worked primarily in Munich, Essen and Berlin for more than ten years. While pursuing his stage career, Walo Lüönd also began working for television and film in Germany. In the 1970s he was discovered by Swiss filmmakers. His unforgettable interpretation of his role as Dällebach Kari – in the film with the same name by Kurt Früh – led to his breakthrough, which gave rise to a host of other films. Walo Lüönd has left his mark in Swiss films as an outstanding character actor, performing in more earnest, tragic or melancholic roles. He is a popular and much sought-after actor on the stage, television and in cinemas to this day.

2007 BRIEFE UND ANDERE GEHEIMNISSE (Judith Kennel)
2004 OESCHENE (Bernhard Giger)
2004 STERNENBERG (Christoph Schaub)
2004 BIENVENUE EN SUISSE (Léa Fazer)
2002 EXIT (Benjamin Kempf)
2001 ESCAPE TO PARADISE (Nino Jacusso)
2000 KOMIKER (Markus Imboden)
1988 DIE DOLLARFALLE (Thomas Koerfer)
1985 GAUNER IM PARADIES (Thomas Fantl)
1983 DIE SCHWARZE SPINNE (Mark M. Rissi)
1980 DER ERFINDER (Kurt Gloor)
1979 BROT UND STEINE (Walo Lüönd)
1978 DIE SCHWEIZERMACHER (Rolf Lyssy)
1977 DIE KONSEQUENZ (Wolfgang Petersen)
1975 DE GROTZEPUUR (Mark M. Rissi)
1973 DIE FABRIKANTEN (Urs Aebersold, Clemens Klopfenstein, Philip Schaad)
1972 DER FALL (Kurt Früh)
1970 DÄLLEBACH KARI (Kurt Früh)

Escape to Paradise