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ISOLATION

by Michele Placido, Julia von Heinz, Olivier Guerpillon, Jaco van Dormael, Michael Winterbottom

synopsis

Isolation is an anthology film and documentary by five great European filmmakers called upon to make segments about the dramatic and even revolutionary effects of the pandemic on their own countries. Each story is told from a particular point of view, but all share a common goal: to show European filmmakers united - in a symbolic reunification of the Continent, of sorts - in a uniquely challenging year, 2020. In the five short films, fifteen minutes each, the directors show the social, psychological and economic toll Covid-19, and the measures to contain it, took on European residents. The stories are filtered through the gazes of these premier filmmakers, who use their artistic and cinematic artistry to evoke what Europe went through in 2020. Isolation is a historic collective work that bears witness to the event through personal stories as yet untold, inspiring and thought-provoking; it's a contribution to humanity's fight against the pandemic and, more broadly, in defense of public health care in Europe itself, as it faces an enormous challenge, now more than ever, to join forces. Part of the proceeds of Isolation will be donated to the Red Cross.

international title: Isolation
original title: Isolation
country: Italy, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, United Kingdom
year: 2021
genre: fiction
directed by: Michele Placido, Julia von Heinz, Olivier Guerpillon, Jaco van Dormael, Michael Winterbottom
film run: 75'
release date: IT 4/10/2021
screenplay: Michele Placido, Julia von Heinz, Olivier Guerpillon, Jaco van Dormael, Michael Winterbottom
cast: Michele Placido, Andrea Bocelli, Roberto Bolle, Hans-Michel von Heinz, Rosa Von Praunheim, Michèle Anne De Mey, Egalatina Legisi, Alvin Mustafa
cinematography by: Valentina Pascarella, John Quester, Olivier Guerpillon, Juliette Van Dormael, James Clarke
film editing: Jacopo Quadri, Frank Brummundt, Philip Bergström, Olivier Guerpillon, Bruno Tracq, Marc Richardson
music: Luca D'Alberto, Matthias Petsche, Marta Reguera, Loup Mormont, Margaret Hermant
producer: Guglielmo Marchetti, Philipp Kreuzer, Joseph Rouschop, Ingrid Lill Hogtun
executive producer: Michael Winterbottom, Melissa Parmenter
production: Notorious Pictures Italia, Maze Pictures, Tarantula Belgique, Fox in the Snow Films, Revolution Films
distributor: Notorious Pictures

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