"Schellen-Ursli" becomes a huge success
On Wednesday, «Schellen-Ursli» surpassed the 300,000-viewer mark. The classic Swiss picture book by Selina Chönz and Alois Carigiet was adapted for the big screen by Oscar winner Xavier Koller.
By reaching this mark, "Schellen-Ursli" has positioned itself as one of the ten most successful Swiss films of the last 40 years. The film will be released in cinemas in French-speaking Switzerland on December 16.
The 300,000th viewer of the film Schellen-Ursli: Jan (right, 7 years old) watched the film with his brother Laurin (left, 5 years old) at the Kinocenter in Chur on Wednesday afternoon, December 9. Also in the picture are the main actors of the movie, on the left outside Jonas Hartmann (Schellen-Ursli) and on the right outside Laurin Michael (Roman). (Frenetic Films/Susi Haas). Jan received a certificate and a gift basket from the sponsor Spar.
