In celebration of the Italian Language Week, the Consulates General of Switzerland in Montreal and Vancouver invite you to watch Swiss films in Italian!

You have the choice between two movies and you can watch them from the comfort of your home.

LIONEL 
(2010, Switzerland/Côte d'Ivoir, by Mohammed Soudani)

About the movie:
"Many years ago, men and lions used to live in peace together and were allies. They protected each other. But little by little men forgot about their deal and in the end the lions did the same.”
These are the words that Lionel’s dying grand-father whispered to him in his village in Africa. Lionel is an 11-year-old boy who leaves happily in Switzerland with his mother and step-father. During a school trip to the zoo, Lionel is irresistibly attracted to an old lion lying in a cage. And the lion starts to communicate with him…

When: October 15-21, 2021
Tickets: Italian with French subtitles / Italian with English subtitles

Watch the trailer on Youtube.

IL DEMOLITORE DI CAMPER 

(2021, Switzerland, by Robert Ralston)

About the movie: 
Dino, a separated father with serious financial and management problems in his own life, breaks into the life of Leo, a successful cartoonist, phobic, antisocial and neurotic, disrupting the everyday life he still shares with his grandmother Rina and his brilliant best friend Wanda.
Prepare for colourful characters, humorous twists and a heart-warming story.

When: October 22-26, 2021
Tickets: Italian with English subtitles

Watch the trailer on Youtube.