Switzerland 2022Language:French, Swiss GermanSubtitles:GermanDirector:Lorenz MerzWriter:Lorenz MerzCinematographer:Fabian Kimoto, Lorenz MerzEditor:Lorenz Merz, Noemi PreiswerkMusic:Fatima Dunn, Julian Sartorius, Laszlo OvlinksySound:Patrick Becker, Oscar van Hoogevest, Lorenz Merz, Manu GerberWith:Pablo Caprez, Art Bllaca, Ella Rumpf, Tonatiuh Radzi, Luna WedlerProducer:Simon HesseProduction Company:Hesse FilmDistributor:Picture Tree International110 min, Colour

On a shimmering summer night, 19-year-old father Gabriel, his best friend Joel and his girlfriend Corey wander the streets. During a break-in at the zoo, a tense closeness develops between Gabriel and Corey. But the freedom of the intoxicating night is not without consequences. Pumas and giraffes have escaped, throwing the city into turmoil. And Gabriel's life is also thrown off track. Between paternal responsibility and his own passion, he searches for the right path. SOUL OF A BEAST unleashes a storm of magical images that tell of the dichotomy between dream and reality, of pain and love. Narration dissolves and becomes fantasy.

Age rating: from 12 years

Director's Biography:Lorenz Merz, born in Zurich in 1981, explored music, painting and photography before finding the medium of his inner expression in film. Studied film in Zurich and Buenos Aires. Merz creates films in the trades of direction, screenplay and camera.

Director's Filmography:
2013 CHERRY PIE
2008 EIN TAG UND NICHTS (SHORT)
2007 THE LITTLE SAMURAI (SHORT)
2005 PER LEI E ME (SHORT)