Azor

Set in 1980s Argentina in the midst of a military dictatorship, this subtle and suspenseful thriller sees Swiss private banker Yvan De Wiel travel with his wife Inés to Buenos Aires, in search of his missing business partner René Keys. Meeting with various wealthy clients, De Wiel must navigate a world of luxury and corruption in order to untangle the mysterious fate of his partner Keys. With strong evocations of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Azor is a sublimely atmospheric feature debut by director Andreas Fontana.

One of my grandparents was a judge and the other was a banker. I don’t think you can represent what the Protestant society better than this pure image: on the one hand, you have a morality, and on the other hand, you have the money. I think Azor comes from here, because in Switzerland, we all benefit from the bank. The health system comes from the bank, public school comes from here. We have the best — not the best, because you have better — practically the best free university in the world. It’s quite free. It [all] comes from the bank.

Director Andreas Fontana, from an interview with Filmmaker Magazine