MOMO

Source: Constantin Film / Rat Pack Filmproduktion / Christian Ditter

‘Momo’

Three films by German directors world premiere as part of the gala line up at the Zurich Film Festival, taking place from September 25-October 5 in Switzerland.

Christian Ditter’s fantasy film Momo stars Claes Bang, Kim Bodina, Alexa Goodall and the voice of Martin Freeman. It follows a young orphan girl who takes on a powerful corporation that is stealing people’s time. 

Also world premiering is Erik Schmitt’s drama The Life Of Wishes starring Matthias Schweighöfer as a man down on his luck who meets a mysterious stranger offering him three wishes. It is joined by Neele Leana Vollmar’s Time We Lost about a retired married couple who begin to question their familiar routine and relationship.

Further titles screening at Zurich include Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine; Rebecca Zlotowski’s A Private Life and Paul Greengrass’s The Lost Bus.

The festival’s full programme will be unveiled on September 11.

ZFF Galas 2025 

*world premiere 

The Lost Bus (US)
Dir. Paul Greengrass 

The Smashing Machine (US)
Dir. Benny Safdie

Hedda (US)
Dir. Nia DaCosta 

Time We Lost* (Ger-Austria)
Dir. Neele Leana Vollmar

The Life Of Wishes* (Ger)
Dir. Erik Schmitt

A Private Life (Fr)
Dir. Rebecca Zlotowski 

The Balloonists (US-UK-Austria)
Dir. John Dower 

Unidentified (S.Ara)
Dir. Haifaa Al Mansour 

Momo* (Ger-Cro-Slovenia)
Dir. Christian Ditter 

I’m Not Stiller (Switz-Ger)
Dir. Stefan Haupt 

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