“Let’s make a documentary together,” says Chrigu. “Then I will get out at some point.” This is the story of a young man who once had great plans for the future, until an advanced-stage tumour was discovered at the age of 21. Jan Gassmann follows Christian Ziörjen’s (Chrigu) fight to live, in a film less about death, but about living life. Christian himself had been making his own films since the age of 16: at parties, concerts, on a trip to India, his camera was always with him. With “Chrigu”, filmmaker Jan Gassmann succeeds in creating a moving and surprising portrait of his best friend.
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Jan Gassmann Director · Christian Ziorjen Director Eric Andreae Screenplay
Worldwide gross $78K · Budget $69K · First release February 16, 2007
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Budget
$69,086
Worldwide gross
$77,758
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Diagonal GmbH
Production
Arsonfilm
Production
Switzerland
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Original title
Chrigu
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 16, 2007
Berlin International Film Festival
Switzerland · June 11, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 23, 2008 · Cannes Film Festival
Greece
April 21, 2007 · Berlinale in Athens Film Festival
Poland
July 22, 2007 · ERA New Horizons Film Festival
Switzerland
February 2, 2023 · Digital · filmo.ch
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