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In 1955, after two years of traveling in the Balkans, Turkey, Iran and half of Asia, writer-photographer Nicolas Bouvier reached the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka, where his luck ran out. Ill, penniless, stranded in a so-called city that seemed inhabited only by demons and insects, he spent nine months left to his own devices. The film takes us to the shores of the Indian Ocean to learn how he could come to this. His mysterious stay embodies the crux of Bouvier’s message.

Switzerland - 2005 - 1 h 23 mn - Mini DV / IMX - Colour

Director Christoph Kühn Script Christoph Kühn Camera Séverine Barde Sound Peter Bräcker, Denis Séchaud Editing Rainer Maria Trinkler Music Bertrand Denzler

Production Filmkollektiv Zürich, Turnerstrasse 26, 8006 Zürich, Suisse Tél : +41 1 364 47 69 Fax : +41 1 361 3218 E-mail : fkz@bluewin.ch Co-Production Perceuse Productions Image, ARTE France, Télévision Suisse Romande / Radio Télévision Suisse

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