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Grounding

Die letzten Tage der Swissair

Michael Steiner, Tobias Fueter

Nominated for the Swiss Film Prize 2007

The demise of airline Swissair in 2001 was a huge blow to Switzerland’s economy and to the country’s morale. It was a sad day for Swiss history when the airline’s fleet was grounded on 2 October 2001. Grounding is set during the last days of the doomed airline, and tells the story of manager Mario A. Corti’s unhappy fate, the last, unlucky CEO at the traditional airline company, as well as of all those nameless people who lost almost everything in the maelstrom of Swissair’s downfall: their job, home and their belief in Switzerland.

Double-DVD with many documentary materials

Michael Steiner

Born in 1969 in Hergiswil. Studied Ethnology, Art History and Film at the University of Zurich. Worked as journalist, press photographer and as director at Condor Film, Zurich. Director of various commissioned films and commercials. 2006 Awarded Swiss Film Prize, Best Fiction Film for MEIN NAME IST EUGEN.

2012 DAS MISSEN MASSAKER
2010 SENNENTUNTSCHI
2006 GROUNDING - DIE LETZTEN TAGE DER SWISSAIR
2005 MEIN NAME IST EUGEN
2002 SUITE 705
2001 SPITAL IN ANGST
2000 AUF HERZ UND NIEREN
1996 NACHT DER GAUKLER
1991 DIE SCHWEBENDEN HÄUSER

Tobias Fueter

Born in 1973 in Zurich. Since 1994 works as a professional freelance writer, director and editor. 1997 Attends Tisch School of Arts, New York University. Writes and directs various short films. Has directed several music videos and commercials.

2006 GROUNDING - DIE LETZTEN JAHRE DER SWISSAIR
1999 SIGN OF THE TIMES
1999 CITY OF BAGELS

News

• Swiss films lineup Locarno 2012-07-12
• NZZ: Was der Film- Chef versprach und was eintraf 2010-05-07
• NZZ: Das SENNENTUNTSCHI und die Filmpolitik 2009-09-17
• Tages Anzeiger: «SENNENTUNTSCHI ist schuld an der Finanzkrise» 2009-08-12
• Berner Zeitung: Michael Steiner verteidigt sein SENNENTUNTSCHI 2009-03-30
• Swiss Film Prize Quartz 2009 2009-03-07
• GROUNDING von Michael Steiner, Tobias Fueter am 10. September auf 3sat 2008-09-10
• GROUNDING von Michal Steiner und Tobias Fueter am 15. April in Bern 2008-04-15
• Le démarrage en salle de MAX & CO 2008-02-27
• GROUNDING von Michael Steiner am 9. Dezember auf SF1 2007-12-09
• NZZ: Hollywood auf dem Rütli 2007-09-12
• Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich: Die 15 besten Zürcher Filme auf DVD: SCHWEIZERMACHER 2007-08-27
• Swiss films at the top of the box office 2007-03-22
• Swissair trial: prosecution requests jail sentences 2007-02-19
• art-tv Award: NACHBEBEN best swiss film for film critics 2007-01-28
• Business Class auf der Anklagebank 2007-01-16
• DIE HERBSTZEITLOSEN on the top of the box office 2006 2007-01-06
• 230'000 Eintritte für DIE HERBSTZEITLOSEN, 20'000 für DAS ERBE DER BERGLER 2006-11-13
• Nominations Swiss Film Prize 2007 2006-11-07
• GROUNDING by Michael Steiner 2006-09-29

Internet

• Groundingfilm.ch
• Wikipedia Swissair
• Moviesquare Kritik GROUNDING Hollywood ganz im Schweizer Style
• Outnow.ch Kritik GROUNDING
• Cineman.ch Kritik GROUNDING
• Filmstarts.de Kritik GROUNDING
• Swissinfo: Cinemagoers warm to Swiss films. Grounding, a drama about the last days of the doomed national airline Swissair, came third overall and filled 367,000 seats.
• Swissreviews Blogspot on GROUNDING
• OutNow.ch GROUNDING

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Price: 29.00 CHF
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DVD9 2 DVD
PAL 16:9
Region 2

Languages: Schweizerdeutsch Français Italiano
Subtitles: Français Italiano

Grounding
CH 2006 120'
Director: Michael Steiner, Tobias Fueter
Script: Jürg Brändli, Michael Sauter, Michael Steiner, René Lüchinger, Tobias Fueter
Camera: Filip Zumbrunn
Sound: Patrick Becker
Editing: Tobias Fueter
Music: Adrian Frutiger
Producer: Peter-Christian Fueter, Peter Reichenbach
With: Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart, Gilles Tschudi, László I. Kish, Michael Neuenschwander, Rainer Guldener, Stefan Gubser, Pasquale Aleardi, Stephanie Japp, Hans-Heinz Moser, Leonardo Nigro, Enzo Scanzi

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Geschichte
Blockbuster
Flugzeuge
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