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BECAÀRIA Switzerland, 2026, 108 min, color

1977. Sixteen-year-old Mario lives in a small village in Ticino, Italian-speaking Switzerland. While society around him is shifting in many ways, he experiences his first awkward sentimental approaches, has trouble in school, and constantly clashes with a father who doesn’t seem to get him. When he is sent off to the mountains to work as a farmer for the summer, some unexpected encounters will teach him a lot about life, love, and most importantly about himself.

Erik Bernasconi

Erik Bernasconi

Erik Bernasconi was born in the winter of 1973 in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. He grew up in Ticino and at the age of 17 reluctantly admitted that he did not have the talent to become a professional field hockey player, so he realized that he wanted to make films. He works mainly in the field of auteur cinema and documentary filmmaking, and his films often explore social, political, and moral conflicts in contemporary society.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2010 Sinestesia

2014 Off Target

2015 Derby / doc.

2019 Moka Noir / doc.

2026 Becaària

 

DIRECTOR
Erik Bernasconi
SCRIPT
Erik Bernasconi
CAMERA
Pietro Zuercher
MUSIC
Zeno Gabaglio
CAST
Francesco Tozzi, Sinéad Thornhill, Giacomo Sonzogni, Alyssa Soer, Pierluigi Pasino
PRODUCERS
Michela Pini, Olga Lamontanara, Pascal Trächslin
PRODUCTION
Cinédokké, Cineworx Filmproduktion Basel

BECAÀRIA Switzerland, 2026, 108 min, color

PROGRAM

Euro Cinema
18:00 h
Cultural Center G8
18:00 h

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