Full US Trailer for ‘The Sparrow in the Chimney’ Swiss Family Drama
by Alex Billington
June 20, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Why are there no locks on the doors?” Film Movement has revealed an official trailer for a Swiss film titled The Sparrow in the Chimney, also known as Der Spatz im Kamin in German. It’s the latest feature from acclaimed Swiss writer & director Ramon Zücher, also of the creepy The Girl and The Spider before this. Karen and Markus live with their children in Karen’s parents’ house. Karen’s sister Jule travels with her family to Markus’ birthday party. While Karen takes everyone’s breath away with her domineering manner, Jule is the complete opposite. Gradually a front forms against Karen until everything escalates into a fiery inferno. An inferno that destroys the old to create the new. Described as a “darkly engrossing psychodrama of pent-up domestic tensions” with a “venomously comedic touch.” The film stars Maren Eggert and Britta Hammelstein as Karen and Jule, plus Luise Heyer, Andreas Döhler, & Milian Zerzawy. This guy’s films are always so weird and twisted and trippy, fascinating filmmaking with domestic drama stories.
Here’s the US trailer (+ poster) for Ramon Zürcher’s film The Sparrow in the Chimney, from YouTube:
Karen (Maren Eggert) lives with her husband Markus and their children in her idyllic childhood home. Karen’s sister Jule (Britta Hammelstein) and her family are visiting for Markus’ birthday. The two women could not be more different. Grim reminders of their deceased mother incite Jule’s rebellion against her domineering sister. As the house gradually fills with life and a sparrow in the chimney seeks a way out to freedom, Karen becomes increasingly tense – until it all comes to a head and the old is destroyed to make room for the new. The Sparrow in the Chimney, also known as Der Spatz im Kamin in German, is written and directed by Swiss filmmaker Ramon Zürcher, also director of The Strange Little Cat and The Girl and the Spider previously, plus other shorts. Produced by Silvan Zürcher. This initially premiered at the 2024 Locarno Film Festival last year. Film Movement will debut Zürcher’s The Sparrow in the Chimney in select US theaters starting August 1st, 2025 this summer. For details visit their official site. Anyone interested?