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One Long Winter Without Fire (2004)

One Long Winter Without Fire poster
Original title
Tout un hiver sans feu
Directed by
Greg Zglinski
Genre
drama film
Country
Switzerland, Belgium
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man living in the Swiss Jura struggles to move on after a family tragedy. His quiet routines and daily life are shaped by loss and the harsh winter around him.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakreflectiveintrospectivequietwintrygrief-stricken

What happens

One Long Winter Without Fire (French: Tout un hiver sans feu) is a 2004 Swiss-Polish drama film directed by Greg Zgliński and written by Pierre-Pascal Rossi. Set in the Swiss Jura, it won awards including two at the 2004 Venice Film Festival and the 2005 Swiss Film Award for Best Fiction Film. It was also selected as Switzerland’s submission for the 78th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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