Far West
by Pierre-François Sauter86 min. 2024
Angela and Jair survive by fishing for food on the wave-beaten volcanic rocks. Their life as a couple is under stress and their existence is precarious. In their fishing village, which is being transformed into a touristic spot, they rub shoulders with Big Game Fishing enthusiasts who pay fortunes to enjoy themselves and prepare for the Blue Marlin World Cup by hunting the «cheetah of the seas».
- Award for Best Director, FIDBA 2024, Argentina
- Jury Award for the Best Cinematography, Saratov IFF 2025
- Project selected for “The Films After tomorrow”, Locarno Film Festival 2020
- Visions du Réel 2024, Switzerland, International Competition
- FIDBA 2024, Festival internacional de Cine Documental de Buenos Aires, Argentina, International Competition
- Porto/Post/Doc 2024, Portugal, Cinema Falado
- Solothurner Filmtage 2025, Panorama Suisse
- Festival du film de Lorient 2025
- IFF Saratov 2025
- Filmambiente, 2025, Rio de Janeiro
Flyer (pdf)
Poster (pdf)
Fiche pédagogique e-media, CIIP (Conférence intercantonale, instruction publique et culture, Suisse romande et Tessin)
Reviews and interviews:
- Cineuropa, Giorgia del Don, 19.04.24
- Le Polyester, Nicolas Bardot, 19.04.24
- Modern Times Review, Nick Holdsworth, 27 nov. 2024
- La Bobine, Entretien avec Pierre-François Sauter, sept.-oct. 2025
- Ciné-Feuilles, Laury Garcia Haouji, note 15/20, août 2025
- Le Temps, “Far West”: au Cap-Vert, le choc des mondes, Norbert Creutz, 9 sept. 2025
- 24 Heures, “sorties cinéma”, Pascal Gavillet, 10 sept. 2025
- Le Courrier Lavaux-Oron-Jorat, “Far West de Pierre-François Sauter: Pour habiter, il faut du temps”, Charlyne Genoud, 11 sept. 2025
- Le Courrier, “Dialectique de la pêche”, Mathieu Loewer, 11 sept. 2025
- Filmexplorer, Ruth Baettig, 2 nov. 2025
With Angela Lorena Da Cruz Pires, Jair Francisco
Director: Pierre-François Sauter
Cinematography: Joakim Chardonnens, Pierre-François Sauter
Sound Recorder: David Medina
Editor: Anja Bombelli
Sound Designer & Mixer: Hugo Leitão
Foley: Alexandre Bandola, João Galvão, Nuno Bento
Color grading: Paulo Américo da Silva
Production: Nadejda Magnenat, Le Laboratoire Central
Associate Production: Terratreme Filmes
Supported by Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC), Cinéforom et la Loterie Romande, Suissimage
Film release in theaters in French-speaking Switzerland
on September 10, 2025
Special preview screenings, in the presence of the director:
- 8 sept. – Cinéma Bio, Carouge (GE), 20h (apéritif à 19h)
- 10 sept. – City Club Pully, 20h (suivi d’un apéritif)
- 11 sept. – Zinéma, Lausanne, 19h
- 12 sept. – Minimum, Neuchâtel, 21h
- 13 sept. – Cinéma Royal, Sainte-Croix, 18h (suivi d’un apéritif)
- 15 sept. – Korso, Fribourg, 20h
- 16 sept. – Cinéma d’Oron, 20h
- 17 sept. – ABC, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 18h15 (suivi d’un apéritif)
- 18 sept. – Cinéma d’Echallens, 20h
- 19 sept. – CDD, Genève, 19h
- 21 sept. – Ciné 2520, La Neuveville, 17h
- 25 sept. – Cinéma de Cossonay, 20h
- 30 sept. – Cinémajoie, Porrentruy, 20h
- 2 oct. – Cinélucarne, Le Noirmont, 20h
- 3 oct. – Cinéma Palace, Bévillard, 18h (suivi d’un apéritif)
- 4 oct. – Espace Noir, Saint-Imier, 17h10
- 27 oct. – Cinéma Bel-Air, Yverdon, 18h
- 31 oct. – Cinéma Odéon, Morges, 18h30
Flyer (pdf)
Film release in German-speaking Switzerland: November 25, 2025
Special screenings, in the presence of the director:
- 25 nov. – Statt Kino, Lucerne, 18h15
- 2 déc. – Kino Rex, Berne, 18h
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