While the Green Grass Grows
6.3
First, there is the Appenzell countryside, and the melting snow that makes the streams overflow. Then the death of his mother, and the need to spend time with his father. On top of that, a global pandemic. Peter Mettler is a rare gem of a filmmaker. Here he (re)constructs the filmed diary of his intimate relationship with the world and the beings that inhabit it, in this work of documentary goldsmithery.
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Peter Mettler Director · Jordan Kawai Editor
First release April 24, 2023 · Produced in Canada, Switzerland · Languages English, German
Production
Grimthorpe Film
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Maximage
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SRF
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SRG SSR
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Canada · Switzerland
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Switzerland · April 24, 2023
Premiere · Visions du Réel
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
February 14, 2024 · Premiere · Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Germany
October 2, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 2, 2024 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Ukraine
June 1, 2024 · Premiere · Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival
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