Updated: Oct 24, 2022
Photo © LocarnoFilmFestival: Dieter Pochlatko, Ruth Mader, Maria Dragus and Jakob Pochlatko
Ruth Mader was awarded the Junior Jury Prize.
Press quotes after the world premiere:
Serviam is generally gripping, intelligent and beautifully composed.
– The Film Verdict
A claustrophobic huis clos combining the thriller genre with mysticism, and horror with beauty.
– Cineuropa
A plea for spirituality in a profane world.
– Die Presse
The film is a very clear, austere and geometrically arranged critical examination of Catholicism and its shapes.
– Wiener Zeitung
A highly atmospheric and superbly crafted work.
– The Film Verdict
Maria Dragus has a magnetic presence on screen.
– The Film Verdict
SERVIAM – I WILL SERVE has been selected for the Official Selection of the Locarno Film Festival in the Concorso Internazionale (Main Competition).
World Premiere Tuesday August 9, 14:00, PALEXPO (FEVI)
Introduction and Q&A after the film in the Spazio Cinema
Additional Screenings
Monday August 8, 14:00, TEATRO KURSAAL – Press Screening Wednesday August 10, 10:30, CINEMA OTELLO @Ascona Wednesday August 10, 18:00, L’ALTRA SALA Thursday August 11, 21:00, LA SALA