THUNDER

FOUDRE

By Carmen JAQUIER

AXIA FILMS INC - as DISTR

Drama - Completed 2022

After the sudden and mysterious death of her sister, a 17-year-old novitiate explores her God-given right to experience life to the fullest, during the summer of 1900 in Switzerland.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2022
Platform
San Sebastian FF 2022
New Directors
Busan IFF 2022
Flash Forward
Marrakech IFF 2022
Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama, Historical
    • Countries
    • SWITZERLAND
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Carmen JAQUIER
    • Synopsis
    • Summer 1900, Switzerland.
      Elisabeth, 17, is about to take her vows when the sudden death of her older sister forces her to leave the convent and return to the family farm.
      Stifled by the suffocating and strict rules of the village, walking in her sister’s step to uncover the mystery of her death, Elisabeth is slowly driven to rebel against the local order and for her right to live her life.