Battle of the Queens ( Kampf der Königinnen )

Battle of the Queens (DVD) (*)

$27.99

Original Title: Kampf der Königinnen
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
72 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Nicolas Steiner

Written By:
Nicolas Steiner

Actors:
Herzog Andreas ..... Himself
Beat Brantschen ..... Himself
Deny Bregy ..... Himself
Andy Herzog ..... Himself
Jean-Vincent Lathion ..... Herself
Déborah Métrailler ..... Himself
Matteo Ruppen ..... Himself
Pippo Steiner ..... Herself
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Synopsis:

A film from and about rural Europe capturing a timeless cultural event: a series of head-to-head fights of cows, not bulls, set in a valley in sunny Southern Switzerland. The fights are sudden snorting seesaws, explosions of mass and muscle, archaic and wild. We follow three concurrent story lines: an anxious farmer with his beloved contender, a neurotic unemployed reporter from Zurich come to find a story and a gang of adolescent boys on mopeds trying to catch a pretty girl's eye. This black and white film tries to capture the balance between fascinating tradition and modernity.

"Battle of the Queens" is a film from and about rural Europe, capturing a timeless cultural event: a series of head-to-head fights of cows (not bulls) set in the valley in sunny southern Switzerland, nestled amongst the Alps. The fights are sudden snorting seesaws, explosions of mass and muscle, archaic and wild spectacles. We follow three concurrent story lines: an anxious farmer with his beloved contender, a neurotic unemployed reporter from Zurich coming to find a story, and a gang of adolescent boys on mopeds trying to catch a pretty girl's eye. "Battle of the Queens" tries to capture the balance between fascinating tradition and modernity. This black and white film serves as both an exciting visual treat and a long overdue documentation of an intriguing Swiss tradition.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 25 April, 2015.