Bold Heroes
Theatrical feature, 90 Min.
2010
Five teenage boys share a very peculiar environment: the oncology ward of a Swiss hospital. Suffering from various forms of cancer, all of them face an uncertain future. Their joy of living helps them cope with their life-threatening situation. Friendship and bonding experiences, while important to any teenager, become indispensable when your "formative years" are spent in pyjamas and hooked up to tubes. However, sharing a somewhat similar fate does not make our heroes all the same. Each and every one of the boys has his own personal baggage to deal with, along with the deadly disease.
Cast
Scherwin Amini
Vincent Furrer
Max Hubacher
Nicolas Hugentobler
Stefan Kurt
Director
Michael Schaerer
Screenplay
Jürgen Ladenburger
Producers
Lukas Hobi
Reto Schaerli
Production
Zodiac Pictures Ltd
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Impuls Home Entertainment AG
Teleclub AG
Distributor
The Walt Disney Company
Awards
Zurich Film Festival 2010:
Audience Award
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2011:
Student Jury Award
Swiss Film Award 2011:
Best Actor - Scherwin Amini
Filmfest Emden-Norderney 2011:
Bernhard-Wicki Award
AOK-Award
Ezetera Student Jury Award
Max Hubacher: Shooting Star Berlinale 2012
Semaine de Cinéma Suisse 2012:
Le coup de cœur du public
Ciné-Jeune de l'Aisne 2012:
Grand Prix International Student Jury
International Almaty Film Festival "Shaken's Stars" 2012:
Main Award
Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski 2012:
Audience Award Camério Orléans Express
Nominations
Swiss Film Award 2011:
Best Fiction Film
Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Stefan Kurt
Prix Walo 2011:
Best Film Production