38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Le Mal du citron

Jeremy Rosenstein et Kaspar Schiltknecht

Image Le Mal du citron
Switzerland
2014 Fiction 21 min
Etienne and Florence are a thirty-something couple who go to the South of France where Florence's father has hanged himself. Apparently his death does not effect Florence, but how could she feel for a father who had no consideration for her? Etienne soon discovers that the return to her origins will force the couple to deal with new truths.
With : Camille Genaud, Ludovic Chazaud
Screenplay : Jeremy Rosenstein, Kaspar Schiltknecht
Image : Léo Lefèvre
Sound : J. Cariteau, J. Rosenstein, F. Aleajacta
Editing : Clémence Diard
Production : Box Productions
Co-production : Salaud Morriset,co
Distribution: Salaud Morriset,co
Jeremy Rosenstein grew up in the canton of Geneva. In 2008, he started studying at ECAL in Lausanne. He earned his bachelors in 2012.

Kaspar Schiltknecht spent his childhood in the Grisons and the Bernese Oberland. In 2009 he went to Lausanne to study film at ECAL. He graduated in 2013.

Le Mal du citron is the first professional short of the two directors.