Moritz Widrig

A sunny Saturday afternoon in Zurich. In the middle of a crowded square a businessman is lying on a bench, seemingly asleep. Someplace else, a teenager is longing for appreciation. A commuter is fighting the ticket machine. The film shows ten tableaux of everyday situations in the city. The people in them are confronted with small or big problems. Each one of them is a Sisyphos, endlessly rolling the little stones of daily life up the mountain.

Maurizio is a young university student living in Zürich, with a passion for diseases. Unlike many others, he can see an inherent beauty in them. Afterall, what difference can exist between a flower and an infection, if they are both a gift of nature?

Franco, an elderly man, lives his life in serenity together with his wife Margherita. The arrival of his brother Vittorio, with whom he hasn’t talked in years, breaks the calm. Vittorio wants to reconcile, but Franco still bears a grudge against him. Only a sad discovery manages to touch Franco’s heart. At dinner, peace has been made. The rediscovered brotherhood is so wonderful, it seems like a dream. It takes nothing though to turn a dream into a nightmare..

Anna, the child of Swiss-Korean parents, is torn between her culture and identity. When a strange North Korean man magically appears in her wardrobe, she not only learns more about herself, but also develops a precious friendship.

With a heavy heart a man brings his dead cat to a meat processing plant. Then a taxidermist gives him her business card. Witty film with a strong punch line retains a perfect balance between seriousness and absurdity and plays out its final without moving a muscle. Some animal lovers will undoubtedly be offended.

A Swiss headmistress and politician deals with her son's radical attitude.

Heta and her seal live in a very special house with strange rooms and endless hallways. Heta’s whole life consists of carefully planned and executed routines. When these are suddenly turned upside down, her world starts to crumble, until she is forced to make an irrevocable decision.