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Thomas Haemmerli

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  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Thomas Haemmerli is about to celebrate his fortieth birthday when he learns of his mother's death. A further shock follows when he and his brother Erik discover her apartment, which is filthy and full to bursting with junk. It takes the brothers an entire month to clean out the place. Among the chaos, they find films going back to the 1930s, photos and other memorabilia. Gradually they piece together a strange and unique family saga, in which baronesses and counts, Latin Lovers and Nazi officers play a role, and even the young Kofi Annan makes an appearance. A fast-paced and surprisingly funny story about an unusual legacy.
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Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse (2007)
Thomas Haemmerli was born in 1964 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. He is a writer and director, known for Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse (2007), Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings (2017) and Die Hinterlassenschaft des Bruno Stefanini (2025).
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      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse (2007)
    Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings (2017)
    Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Die Hinterlassenschaft des Bruno Stefanini (2025)
    Die Hinterlassenschaft des Bruno Stefanini
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2025
    Lockdown Collection II (2020)
    Lockdown Collection II
    • Director
    • 2020

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    Writer

    • Die Hinterlassenschaft des Bruno Stefanini (2025)
      Die Hinterlassenschaft des Bruno Stefanini
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings (2017)
      Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings
      6.7
      • idea & concept
      • 2017
    • Kulturplatz (2004)
      Kulturplatz
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007–2008
    • Der Gotthardtunnel ist schwarz
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse (2007)
      Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Rundschau (1968)
      Rundschau
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Dokumentarfilm - Eine Anleitung
      7.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • 10vor10 (1990)
      10vor10
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Zebra (1993)
      Zebra
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • NeXt (1994)
      NeXt
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1994–1995

    Director

    • Die Hinterlassenschaft des Bruno Stefanini (2025)
      Die Hinterlassenschaft des Bruno Stefanini
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Lockdown Collection II (2020)
      Lockdown Collection II
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Collection Lockdown by Swiss Filmmakers (2020)
      Collection Lockdown by Swiss Filmmakers
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings (2017)
      Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Der Gotthardtunnel ist schwarz
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse (2007)
      Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Dokumentarfilm - Eine Anleitung
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1995

    Cinematographer

    • Collection Lockdown by Swiss Filmmakers (2020)
      Collection Lockdown by Swiss Filmmakers
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings (2017)
      Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse (2007)
      Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007

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    Seven Dumpsters and a Corpse - Trailer

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    • Born
      • 1964
      • Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland

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