Yangzom Brauen

Directing

Yangzom Brauen

Born

1980-04-18 (46)

Place of birth

Bern, Switzerland

Known for

Directing

Credits

25 titles

Yangzom Brauen is a Swiss actress, fashion model, activist and writer. She is the daughter of Swiss ethnologist Martin Brauen and Tibetan artist Sonam Dolma Brauen.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 8 titles

Æon Flux poster
5.6

400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. When Æon Flux, the top operative in the underground 'Monican' rebellion, is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets.

Æon Flux

2005

Pandorum poster
6.6

Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

Pandorum

2009

Cargo poster
5.9

The story of CARGO takes place on rusty space-freighter KASSANDRA on its way to Station 42. The young medic LAURA is the only one awake on board while the rest of the crew lies frozen in hibernation sleep. In 4 months will Laura's shift be over.

Cargo

2009

Joy Ride poster
8.0

For Sandra, a woman in her late teens, life is wonderful. She has recently fallen in love with Daniel, a member of the group of young men she hangs around with frequently. Daniel is flattered by Sandra's affection for him and they begin to spend more time together, apart from the rest of the gang. Their relationship remains diffuse and directionless, provoking tension and threatening to cause a schism within the group.

Joy Ride

2000

The Big One poster
10.0

Anna has just buried her beloved aunt as California waits once more for the big quake to hit. Unsure of where she is going, she climbs into her old convertible for a trip through the desert. Along the way she meets a series of bizarre characters, including two dancing glitter girls, a crazy jogger and a heartbreaking crooner. Anna's friends and family also appear repeatedly to her in her car for imaginary conversations. The levels of time and perception, of the past and present, begin to merge and the trip increasingly becomes a journey into Anna's consciousness.

The Big One

2005

No artwork available
7.0

The reverse writing of "Medusa" indicates a surreal story of a woman (Yangzom Brauen) in the woods, where she meets Satan experiencing a heavenly vision after consuming hallucinating mushrooms.

Asudem

2007

No artwork available
9.0

Not knowing anything about love, Felix has become used to a 3months relationship cycle after which he is left in grief and misery on a regular basis. It doesn't affect him at length, knowing that he has his flatmates Moritz, Jan and his sister Regina to rely on. When Jan decides to move together with his bride to be and Regina cancels their long planned holiday Felix finds himself alone. Moritz of all people who's in constant trouble with his girlfriend Leandra wants to help Felix to find the right one: uncomplicated, forgiving and independent. The first try already has Felix end up in the arms of Maja. Although Maja is done with men and relationships she's OK with a little affair she doesn't tell Felix that she has a 7 year old boy at home. Against Moritz's strong advice Felix falls in love head over heels. But when he hears about Maja's son Paul he panicks. Only Paul knows his mom and her new boyfriend are made for each other...

Schluss mit lustig!

2001

Going Home poster
8.0

Thirty-five old Nikola comes back home after he had left a year ago, in a quarrel. His father Vlado and mother Anica came to Germany when they were young, looking for happiness.

Going Home

2003

Series credits

Behind the camera

Who Killed Johnny poster
3.0

The life of two desperate Swiss Expats who try to write their first script turns up side down when they discover a dead body on the street.

Who Killed Johnny

2013

Who Killed Johnny poster
3.0

The life of two desperate Swiss Expats who try to write their first script turns up side down when they discover a dead body on the street.

Who Killed Johnny

2013

Mola: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss poster
8.0

This is the story of Kunsang Wangmo, a 100-year-old Buddhist nun exiled from Tibet in 1959 to escape the Chinese occupation.

Mola: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss

2025

Mola: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss poster
8.0

This is the story of Kunsang Wangmo, a 100-year-old Buddhist nun exiled from Tibet in 1959 to escape the Chinese occupation.

Mola: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss

2025

Mola: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss poster
8.0

This is the story of Kunsang Wangmo, a 100-year-old Buddhist nun exiled from Tibet in 1959 to escape the Chinese occupation.

Mola: A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss

2025

Born in Battle poster
6.0

Oneka, a former 12-year-old child soldier escapes into his own fantasy, a world far away from his nightmarish present. The life he seeks fades the tighter he grips. He must choose his path, no matter how painful and difficult, between life and death and family.

Born in Battle

2015

Born in Battle poster
6.0

Oneka, a former 12-year-old child soldier escapes into his own fantasy, a world far away from his nightmarish present. The life he seeks fades the tighter he grips. He must choose his path, no matter how painful and difficult, between life and death and family.

Born in Battle

2015

Born in Battle poster
6.0

Oneka, a former 12-year-old child soldier escapes into his own fantasy, a world far away from his nightmarish present. The life he seeks fades the tighter he grips. He must choose his path, no matter how painful and difficult, between life and death and family.

Born in Battle

2015