An old lady dies in a nursing home. Her nurse inherits her fortune. The family of the deceased cry out a scandal, accusing the beneficiary, a migrant, of trickery and attempting to revenge them for her poor working conditions. They look for evidence. Insurance experts investigate and create a whirlwind of family tragedy and tricky management policies. Pflege und Verpflegung – À bout de soins points fingers at the economic measures care centres face, and blurs the ethics and taboos that surround care work in nursing homes for the elderly. Even the surtitles take on their own character, twisting the narration unexpectedly around another corner.
© Margaux Kolly
© Margaux Kolly
© Margaux Kolly
© Margaux Kolly
Writing & direction: Tim Zulauf; with: Vivien Bullert, Meret Hottinger, Christoph Rath, Elisabeth Rolli; light, space: Stefan Marti, Michael Omlin, Tim Zulauf; sound: Susanne Affolter; costume: Kollektiv; research: Iris Bischel, Sarah Schilliger; translations: Subtext, Cosima Weiter / Dòra Kapusta; external eyes: Andreas Storm, Andrea Thal; direction of production: KMUProduktionen.
Pflege und Verpflegung – À bout de soins is a production of Belluard Bollwerk International realized thanks to the Canton de Fribourg encouragement to culture.
Production: Belluard Bollwerk International & KMUProduktionen.
Coproduction: Gessnerallee Zürich.
With the support of: Stadt Zürich Kultur, Kanton Zürich Fachstelle Kultur, Pro Helvetia, Migros-Kulturprozent, Oertli-Stiftung.
Thanks to: Fachbereich Gesundheit der Berner Fachhochschule – Disziplin Pflege.
