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Goliath by Dominik Locher,  CH 2017 , 85 min, DCP.
German, Swiss German with English subtitles.
  • Director: Dominik Locher
  • Screenplay: Dominik Locher, Ken Zumstein
  • Cinematography: Gabriel Lobos
  • Editing: Rebecca Troesch, Aurora Vögeli
  • Cast: Sven Schelker, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, José Barros, Michael Neuenschwander, Isabelle Menke, Tim Bettermann, Annina Euling, Bettina Stucky, Anna Schinz, Lisa Brühlmann, Matthias Fankhauser, Ann Kathrin Doerig, Artan Morina, Adrian Furrer
  • Producer: Dario Schoch, Rajko Jazbec
  • Production: CognitoFilms, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
  • Distributor: Filmcoopi Zurich
  • Contact: Marco Brazerol,
  • Festivals: Locarno Concorso internazionale
  • Homepage: https://www.filmcoopi.ch/movie/goliath

Goliath

Living together in Zurich, Jessy and David find out they’re having a baby, but the young father-to-be reacts in panic. Shocked by the news and by the assault the couple suffer on a night out, David finds the root of his problems in a feeling of inadequate masculinity. The answer is bodybuilding, with strenuous gym workouts and even some dangerous steroids thrown into the mix. Muscles bring self-confidence, but they also tip the balance of the relationship with Jessy and start affecting his own mental state. While Jessy deals with the pregnancy and David goes through a transformation of his own, can this family find the strength to come together?

The second feature from Valaisan filmmaker Dominik Locher after TEMPO GIRL (1. SFFF) GOLIATH is a dark and challenging take on the cinematic trope of impending pregnancies and how they affect a relationship. Well-observed and lived-in, this domestic drama resonates with its perspective on contemporary masculinity, bodily transformation and gender roles.

Dominik Locher 
1982 born in Aarau, Switzerland. 2008-12 he studies theatre directing at ZHdK. 2012 BA in Theatre from ZHdK. 2013 MA in Film Directing from the American Film Institute, Los Angeles. Works in theatre and film.

Filmography
2017
Goliath
2014 Tauchä (short)
2013 Tempo Girl