Stealth ( Comme des voleurs )

Stealth (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Comme des voleurs
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Lionel Baier

Written By:
Lionel Baier

Actors:
Natacha Koutchoumov ..... Lucie
Lionel Baier ..... Lionel
Alicja Bachleda-Curus ..... Ewa
Stéphane Rentznik ..... Serge
Anne-Lise Tobagi ..... Lionel's mother
Luc Andrié ..... Lionel's father
Michal Rudnicki ..... Stanislav
Bernabé Rico ..... Liberto
Barbara Dembinska ..... Henryk's wife
Lech Dyblik ..... Henryk Baier
Cynthia Coray Schmassmann ..... Swiss eco-activist

Synopsis:

Upon discovering that his paternal grandfather was from Poland, a gay Swiss man sets out on a frantic mission to connect with his Polish roots. Lionel (director and co-screenwriter Lionel Bair) has recently unearthed the truth about his distant grandfather, and now he'll stop at nothing to completely immerse himself in Polish culture. From cheering the Polish soccer team to abandoning his longtime boyfriend to shack up with an illegal Polish au pair, Lionel is determined to embrace his Polish heritage. Though his mother and father are entirely supportive of the curious endeavor, Lionel's disapproving sister Lucie (Natacha Koutchoumov) thinks her brother has finally fallen off the deep end. Later, after Lucie drives the pair to Warsaw in order to discover the truth about their family lineage, Lionel becomes hopelessly stranded in Auschwitz and befriends a gay film student named Stan (Michael Rudnicki). In the following days Stan does his best to reacquaint Lionel with his true sexuality, and in the process also helps to bring Lionel and Lucie closer together than ever before. What Lionel discovers as his journey draws to a close will prompt both he and his sister to look back into the past with an open mind and a newfound willingness to embrace the past no matter how strange it may seem in the present.

Lionel is confused. There's a rumour going around that one of his great-grandfathers was not Swiss, but a mysterious Pole. The family doesn't seem to care, but Lionel, suffering an identity crisis, develops an obsession with a Polish illegal immigrant woman, to the point of jeopardizing his gay relationship with Serge. Resolved to get to the bottom of the mystery, Lionel accompanied by his sister Lucie, decides to go find out about Poland for himself. But do Lionel and Lucie really want information on an obscure ancestor, or do they just want to get away from it all? Everything seems possible in this wild quest for identity.

Lionel lives the good life: a steady job with Swiss Radio, a handsome boyfriend and a totally supportive family. But still, something is missing. Tales of the American western frontier help him fill the void. Suddenly, he finds out that his ancestors may, in fact, be Polish. Now he is obsessed with all things Poland, including an undocumented Polish woman he meets on the street. Ultimately, he persuades his sister to take off with him for points east, and on the way, they discover their true selves.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 15 January, 2009.

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