BLAME
Switzerland 2025 – Director: Christian Frei – Original language: English – Subtitles: English – Length: 121 min.
Mammals as misunderstood as bats is how Frei, the filmmaker, describes scientists. He follows three of them who have been researching the SARS virus for decades. For almost as long, they have been warning of the danger of a pandemic. Why are people still prepared to believe in a conspiracy? “New attention economy!” Sara Gómez
Biography
Christian Frei works as a producer and director. He was nominated for an Oscar for his film WAR PHOTOGRAPHER and won the World Cinema Directing Award at the Sundance Festival for SPACE TOURISTS.
Filmography (selection)
SPACE TOURISTS, CH 2009, 98 min.
THE GIANT BUDDHAS, CH 2005, 95 min.
WAR PHOTOGRAPHER, CH 2001, 96 min
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
No youth rating
Writer: Christian Frei, Trine Piil. Camera: Filip Zumbrunn, Peter Indergand. Sound: Dieter Meier, Florian Eidenbenz. Editing: Christian Frei, Magnus Langset. Music: Jóhann Jóhannsson. Production: Frei Filmproductions GmbH. Producer: Christian Frei. International Sales: Rise And Shine World Sales.
