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AND TOMORROW WE WILL BE DEAD (UND MORGEN SEID IHR TOT)
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Completed - SWISS-GERMAN - Drama, True Story, Thriller - 115 minutes

Log Line

While traveling in Pakistan, Swiss couple DANIELA and DAVID get kidnapped and handed over to the Taliban. The two live 8 months in hostage-taking, until they finally manage to escape.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2022 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2022 (Line up)
  • AFM 2022 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Michael STEINER
Writer(s) : Urs BÜHLER, Daniel YOUNG
Cast : Morgane FERRU, Sven SCHELKER

Producer(s) : Reto SCHAERLI (Zodiac Pictures Ltd), Lukas HOBI (Zodiac Pictures Ltd)

Synopsis

In 2011 the young Swiss couple DANIELA WIDMER and DAVID OCH get kidnapped on their journey along the old Silk Road in Pakistan. They’re taken 500 kilometres to warlike Waziristan and handed over to the local Taliban. The two of them are living under the most precarious conditions for 8 months in hostage custody, until they finally succeed in escaping from the Taliban, as the only civilians so far.

“And Tomorrow we will be Dead” celebrated its World Premiere as Opening Film at Zurich Film Festival 2021 and is based on the true story of a Swiss couple, who managed to flee from Pakistan Taliban captivity.

Production

Country(ies) : SWITZERLAND, GERMANY

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Festivals and Awards

Zurich FF 2021 (Gala Premiere)
American Film Market (AFM) 2022
BiFest Bari 2022


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