Cast
ELIANE HESSEleni HAUPT
YVES ZANINI Noé RICKLIN
HELEN HESS Elisa PLÜSS
ALICE HESS Chiara Carla BÄR
ADRIAN Martin HUG
TANTE JULIA Alice FLOTRON
GRANDMOTHER ZANINI Suly RÖTHLISBERGER
SANDRA Rebecca INDERMAUR
DR. WIELAND Peter JECKLIN
Assistant hospital manager Barbara GRIMM
Young nurse Nurit HIRSCHFELD
Psychologist Dr. Schneider Rachel BRAUNSCHWEIG
Neighbor Vera Mona PETRI
Patient Sandra UTZINGER
Investigating judge Koller Thomas U. HOSTETTLER
Police officer Lea SCHMOCKER
Raoul Kay KYSELA
Mistress Norbert Morgane FERRU
Eleni Haupt
After graduating form Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in 1994, Eleni Haupt played as a freelance actress in Germany (Thalia Theater Hamburg, Theater Freiburg) and Switzerland (Theater Basel et al.). Shaped by her engagements in the fringe theatre scene, she loves to play in independent productions: i.a. Zürcher Theaterspektakel, Gessneralle Zürich with Volker Lösch, Theater an der Winkelwiese with Meret Matter and Erich Sidler, in the Rote Fabrik with Jonas Knecht (i.a. «Vrenenlis Gärtli» by Tim Krohn), with the TRIAD Theatre Company at the TAK Theater in Lichtenstein i.a. with Eveleine Ratering, at the Stadttheater Chur with Manfred Ferrari or with VOR ORT Theater in Bern.
Filmography (Selection)
2014 hundekopftee Short film by Marie-Catherine Theiler
2010 How About Love Feature by Stefan Haupt
2008 Eine Geschichte mit Hummer Short film by Simon Nagel
2006 Vitus Feature by Fredi M. Murer
2003 Moritz TV-movie by Stefan Haupt
2001 Utopia Blues Feature by Stefan Haupt
1998 Vollmond Feature by Fredi M. Murer
“Beneath this dark story lies the certantiy, that among us humans
there is a deep bonding, beyond family, age, gender, affiliation and
self-optimization.”
Noé Ricklin
Born 2006, living in Zürich
Acting experiences
2013 – 2015
Childern and Youth Theatre Metzenthin, Zürich, various performances
Hobbies
Theatre acting, reading, soccer, technics, chess, piano
“My first film was super-exciting. I really enjoyed it, even though it was tough sometimes. I liked best the night scenes with the fog machine. Also in Alsace is was great. Everyone was always so kind to me, that was nice.
I would like to act in another film.”
Elisa Plüss
Internship at Burgheater Vienna (2010 – 2011)
Acting studies at Mozarteum Salzburg (2011 – 2014)
Various engagements i.a. Salzburger Festspiele 2014
and Theater Basel 2015.
Since 2015 ensemble member at Schauspielhaus Zürich.
Filmography (Selection)
2013 SOKO KitzbÜhl TV-movie by Michael Zens
2012 Nachtexpress Feature by Alex Kleinberger
2012 Karl der Grosse TV-movie by Gabriele Wengler
2012 Stille TV-movie by Xaver Schwarzenberger
2008 Happy New Year Feature by Christoph Schaub
“I perceive ‘Dark Fortune’ as a very deep story. This becomes visible to me by the mystical peace it emits, which seems to obscure a finely branched and tense disturbance beneath it all. I sensed this special vibe again and again from the first reading of the script to the last day of filming. Our team, the work, the people and the filming locations, it all matched in a wondrous way. I wish for our film, that it will touch the audience, that it will appeal in a mysterious and insipring way, and that its particular level, which connected us on this project, will be felt and visible for the audience. I wish the film time and space.”
Chiara Carla Bär
Currently attending Grammar School Zürich-Nord
2008 – 2015
Childern and Youth Theatre Metzenthin, Zürich, various performances
Filmography
2014 Amateur Teens Feature by Niklaus Hilber
2012 Tatort – Geburtstagskind
TV-movie by Tobias Ineichen
Awards
2016 Swiss Film Award - Nominated in the category
“Best Performance in a Supporting Role” for AMATEUR TEENS
“While filming, I identified more and more with the role, so that in the end it became increasingly difficult to seperate fiction from reality. The fate of the boy affetcs you and you get dragged into his world, whether you want it or not.”
Martin Hug
Since 1989 ensemle member at various theatres, i.a.:
Landesbühne Wilhelmshaven, Schauspielhaus Zürich,Theater Basel
Theatre work i.a. with: Peter Zadek, Daniel Karasek, Herbert Wernicke, Niklaus Helbling, Elias Perrig, Jasmine Hoch, Barbara Frei, Amelie Niermeyer, Calixto Bieito, Stefan Bachmann, Antonio Latella, Nora Schlocker, Ruedi Häusermann, Werner Düggelin, Anna Viebrock, Simon Solberg, Raffael Sanchez, Christian Zehnder, Daniela Kranz, Felizitas Brucker, etc.
Filmography (Selection)
2014 Der Kreis Feature by Stefan Haupt
2013 Am Hang Feature by Markus Imboden
2011 Der Verdingbub Feature by Markus Imboden
2010 How About Love Feature by Stefan Haupt
2010 SommervÖgel Feature by Paul Riniker
2010 Der Fürsorger Feature by Lutz Konermann
2009 Hundeleben TV-movie by Mike Eschmann
2004 StrÄhl Feature by Manuel Flurin Henry
2001 Utopia Blues Feature by Stefan Haupt
“From the reading rehersal to the last day of filming in Colmar, I felt a focused serenity: everything seemed self-evident and right! Once more the result of a preparation, which could hardly be more meticulous. It is a gift to work with Stefan; the diligence and attention, visible to the last detail, opens the heart and let’s me stay with myslef. If this ‘fortune’ of the work is visible only to some extent in the film, then the “darkness” should be balanced out by this close-to-life story with ease.
Wonderful players in front and behind a subtle camera – invariably modest and humorous the atmosphere! What else could you wish for? That it persists and reaches far – the Dark Fortune – unto the hearts of the audience! A thankful accomplice and amorously entangled one ...”