Sarah Plays a Werewolf

Sarah Plays a Werewolf
Directed byKatharina Wyss
Screenplay byKatharina Wyss
Josa Sesink
StarringLoane Balthasar
Michel Voïta
CinematographyArmin Dierolf
Edited byTania Stöcklin
Music byConrad Oleak
Release date
  • 2017 (2017)
LanguagesFrench
German

Sarah Plays a Werewolf (French: Sarah joue un loup garou, German: Sarah spielt einen Werwolf) is a 2017 Swiss-German coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Katharina Wyss, in her feature directorial debut.[1][2] It premiered at the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the International Critics' Week sidebar.[3][4] For her performance in the film, Loane Balthasar received a Swiss Film Awards nomination as Best Actress.[5][6]

Plot

Cast

  • Loane Balthasar as Sarah
  • Michel Voïta as Raphaël
  • Manuela Biedermann as Monica
  • Annina Walt as Alice
  • Sabine Timoteo as Frau Schroeter
  • Simon Bonvin as Benjamin
  • Arcadi Radeff as Johannes
  • Amélie Peterli as Valérie
  • Audrey Launaz as Christina

References

  1. ↑ Wiegand, Chris (2 March 2021). "Sarah Plays a Werewolf: a biting drama about theatre and teenage terror". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Seele, Emily von (26 March 2018). "[North Bend Film Fest Review] 'Sarah Plays a Werewolf' is a Beautiful and Challenging Coming of Age Story - Bloody Disgusting". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Bałaga, Marta (3 September 2017). "Sarah Plays a Werewolf: What it feels like for a girl". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Meier, Roland (26 March 2018). "Film Review: Stubborn à la Fribourg". OutNow. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Schweizer Filmpreis 2018: Das sind die Nominierten". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sieben Nominationen: Wird Lisa Brühlmann Quartz-Überfliegerin?". SWI swissinfo (in German). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2026.