SYNOPSIS:
To escape oppression and a haunting past, Shewit, risking her life, fled Eritrea. At the age of 15, after having been imprisoned by human traffickers in Libya, she finally reaches Switzerland, the country where she has placed all her hopes. Seven years later, she still does not have a permit, her fate resting in the hands of the Swiss authorities. A migrant in amnesty, threatened with deportation, Shewit maintains her fight to achieve her dream: to become a free woman. A battle for her emancipation, filmed over the course of a decade.
THEATER RELEASE : SEPTEMBER 23rd 2026, IN ROMANDIE
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
25.08 | 18H | Sion, Cinéma Capitole, in collaboration with Redida, attended by director of photography Eliane Ruckstuhl
06.09 | 17H | Aubonne, Cinéma Rex, in collaboration with the village parishes, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann
11.09 | 18H | Neuchâtel, Cinéma Apollo, in collaboration with CSP Neuchâtel, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
15.09 | 18H | Genève, Cinéma Bio, in collaboration with Hospice Général Genève, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
16.09 | 18H | Pully, CityClub, in collaboration with CSP and EPER, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
17.09 | 18H | Nyon, Cinéma Capitol, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
18.09 | 18H | Genève, Cinéma Bio, in collaboration with Coop CSP Genève, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
21.09 | 20H | Sainte-Croix, Cinéma Royal, special screening "Women of the World"
03.10 | 17H30 | Bex, Cinéma Grain d'Sel, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann
07.10 | 20H15 | Zürich, Kino Xenix, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and director of photography Eliane Ruckstuhl
08.10 | 18H | Berne, CineMovie, in collaboration with Coop CSP Berne, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann
08.10 | 20H | Bienne, Cinevital
SPECIAL SCREENINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH CINÉ-DOC
22.09 | 18H | Vevey, Astor, attended by Melete Solomon
23.09 | 18H15 | Fribourg, Les Rex, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
25.09 | 20H30 | Chexbres, Cinéma de la Grande Salle, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann
27.09 | 10H | Porrentruy, Cinémajoie, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann
27.09 | 17H | Le Noirmont, Cinélucarne, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann
28.09 | 18H | Sion, Capitole, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann
30.09 | 18H15 | Bulle, Cinéma Le Prado, attended by director of photography Eliane Ruckstuhl
01.10 | 19H30 | Orbe, Cinéma Urba, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann
01.10 | 20H | Échallens, Cinéma d'Échallens, attended by director of photography Eliane Ruckstuhl
02.10 | 18H15 | Payerne, Cinéma Les Apollo, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
04.10 | 10H30 | Château-D'Oex, CinEden, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
04.10 | 17H | La Neuveville, Ciné 2520, attended by director Anne-Frédérique Widmann and protagonist Shewit Tekie
06.10 | 19H | Tavannes, Cinéma Royal
FESTIVALS
SOLOTHURNER FILMTAGE, Audience Award Nominee (2026)
FIFDH Geneva, Focus Competition (2026)
CINÉMAS D'AFRIQUE, Lausanne (2026)
VISIONI DAL MONDO, Milano (2026)
CREDITS
Documentary – 88 min
Original Version: French, Bilen
Subtitles: English, French, Deutsch, Italian
DCP, Stereo and 5.1, Color
Switzerland
© 2026 Intermezzo Films, Good Story
Director: Anne-Frédérique Widmann
Production: Intermezzo Films, Luc Peter & Katia Monla
Coproduction: Good Story, Anne-Frédérique Widmann & Patrick Chappatte
Starring: Shewit Tekie, Melete Solomon, Eliane Ruckstuhl
Image: Eliane Ruckstuhl, Leandro Monti
Editing: Stephan Rytz
Music: Coco Francavilla
Sound Editing: Nicolas Binggeli, ORCA Production
Sound Mixing: Nicolas van Deth, Studio Shazam
Color Grading: Loïc Oswald, ORCA Production
Camera: Tamara Castagnoli, Fanny Reynaud, Anne-Frédérique Widmann
Sound: Olivier Larue, Julien Matthey, Benedikt Fruttiger, Nicolas Binggeli, Stephan Rytz
Associate Editors: Brandon Beytrison, Mykyta Kryvosheiev, Christine Hoffet
Trailer: Fabrizio Mambro, Coco Francavilla, Anne-Frédérique Widmann
Subtitles: Sandrane Ducimetière, Face-C
Graphic Design (credits): Stéphanie Ganière, Reflet design
Graphic Design (poster): Kenza Wadimoff
Production Manager: Aurélie Oliveira Pernet
Production Assistant: Lola Scurlock, Lippo Dacco’
Production Administrator: Karla Kolder
Production Accountant: Annick Kammacher
With the support of: Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Cinéforom and Loterie romande, Suissimage, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse (Documentaires),
Ernst Göhner Foundation, Sandoz Family Foundation, Coromandel Foundation, Passer’elles Foundation, Philanthropia Foundation,
La Ville de Genève, La Ville de Carouge, Fonction:Cinéma
