LUX

Hoping to launch a career in the luxury world, Charlie enrolls at the last finishing school in Switzerland. Over the course of a summer, women from around the world learn the codes of elegance, etiquette and conversation meant to prepare them for elite social circles. As they refine their gestures and manners, a world of aspiration, discipline and self-transformation gradually unfolds.

In the sweltering heat of summer, in the heart of the Swiss mountains, thousands of young scouts gather to take part in a historic camp. A place of adventure, initiation, and small rebellions, it’s where, for a few days, everyone grows at their own pace

Switzerland is one of the few European countries that still has mandatory military service. This film provides a glimpse behind the walls of the barracks, where soldiers participate in the required drills and exercises, but also find ways in which to alleviate boredom. We watch young recruits during daily activities: eating, cleaning, and video conversations with the surrounding world. However, the montage also includes the vlogs of men who have already completed their military training and share their experiences, anecdotes, and frustrations over the internet. In this way, the problematic aspects of a militarized society appear in between entertaining excerpts from military life.