Overview

For mysterious reasons, two watchmen are made to guard access to the river in an area of Lausanne where retirees and immigrant families live. Through the different people they encounter, a territory takes shape and a friendship is born. Tizian Büchi creates a fable—part documentary, part fiction and tinged with magical realism—to subtly question our surveillance society.

Cast

Daniel Nkubu, Ammar Abdul Kareem Khalaf, Elie Autin, Juliette Uzor

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What is "Like an Island" about?

For mysterious reasons, two watchmen are made to guard access to the river in an area of Lausanne where retirees and immigrant families live. Through the different people they encounter, a territory takes shape and a friendship is born. Tizian Büchi creates a fable—part documentary, part fiction and tinged with magical realism—to subtly question our surveillance society.

When was "Like an Island" released?

Like an Island was released in 2022.

Who stars in "Like an Island"?

The cast includes Daniel Nkubu, Ammar Abdul Kareem Khalaf, Elie Autin, Juliette Uzor.