- Director: Karim Patwa
- Screenplay: Karim Patwa, Michael Proehl
- Cinematography: Philipp Sichler
- Editing: Stefan Kälin
- Cast: Max Hubacher, Sabine Timoteo, Scherwin Amini, Jessy Moravec, Susanne-Marie Wrage, Adrian Furrer, Andrea Zogg, Urs Humbel, Miro Caltagirone, Marcus Signer
- Producer: Anne-Catherine Lang, Olivier Zobrist
- Production: Langfilm
- Distributor: Vinca Film
- Contact: Kaspar Winkler,
- Festivals: Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Solothurner Filmtage, Cinequest Film Festival
- Homepage: vincafilm.ch/filme/24-driften/
Karim Patwa
1968 born in Hillingdon, London. Childhood in Biel, Switzerland. 1985-1989 Apprenticeship as a electromechanic. 1986-1989 Photography course at Art School, Biel. 1989-1991 Press photographer for local daily paper. 1992-1996 Studies in the film department of the Art School Lucern HSLU. Since 1996 developing and directing short and feature films. Since 2003 he teaches at the Zurich Academy of the Fine Arts and the Academy of Adult Education in Zurich.
Filmography
2014 Driften
2011 Migros commercial M-Budget WG
2009 All tomorrows birthday parties
2008 Brüder
2007 High above ground, Die Chronomanen
2004 Karim Patwa’s Spaceship
Swiss German with English subtitles
Robert wants to start a new life. His addiction to speed had pushed him to a point of no return. After serving a long sentence in prison, Robert wants to start living again, safe from temptations and from bad company. His seemingly “wholesome” and perfect family welcomes him despite the mistakes of the past, and an unexpected job offer appears to brighten up a future that’s still very uncertain. However, this apparent balance is put at risk when he meets Alice, an English teacher older than him. They are attracted to each other in a fateful way. When Robert becomes Alice’s English student, in order to be close to her an obscure game starts ...
Karim Patwas intelligently staged feature debut with a fascinatingly unreckonable Sabine Timoteo as Alice has a provocatively free take on guilt and redemption.