Lost Cells (2025)
“A gift so precious, you can only offer it once” was the promise Cryosave, a Swiss multinational and global leader in stem cell banking, made to hundreds of thousands of new parents. For a few thousand francs, the company offered to store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood, an insurance policy against more than 80 illnesses, a safeguard for the future. But behind the brochures lay marketing schemes, hidden commissions, and a lack of oversight. In 2019, Cryosave abruptly went bankrupt. Without notifying its clients, the company quietly transferred over 300,000 stem cell samples to a lab in Poland. Since then, many parents have been fighting to recover what they believed was safely stored.
Director: Valeria Mazzucchi, Antoine Harari
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Runtime: 64 min
Release Date: September 12, 2025
Cast
- Tatjana Petakovic - Self - client
- Luis Daniel - Self - client of Cryo-Save
- Frédéric Amar - Self - Cryo-Save C.E.O.
- Jean Jacques Carrier - Self - intendant for Frédéric Amar
- Massimiliano Seregni - Self - lawyer
- Jakub Baran - Self - FamiCord C.E.O. (PBKM)
Screenplay
- Valeria Mazzucchi (Screenplay)
- Antoine Harari (Screenplay)
Music: L'Houcine Atmani
Cinematography: Thomas Szczepanski
Editing: Christine Hoffet, Valentin Rotteli
Production: Point Prod, RTS, ARTE GEIE, Arte GEIE - Strasbourg, ARTE GEIE (FR)
Country: Switzerland
Language: English, Français, Italiano
Original Language: fr
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lost Cells about?
- “A gift so precious, you can only offer it once” was the promise Cryosave, a Swiss multinational and global leader in stem cell banking, made to hundreds of thousands of new parents. For a few thousand francs, the company offered to store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood, an insurance policy against more than 80 illnesses, a safeguard for the future. But behind the brochures lay marketing schemes, hidden commissions, and a lack of oversight. In 2019, Cryosave abruptly went bankrupt. Without notifying its clients, the company quietly transferred over 300,000 stem cell samples to a lab in Poland. Since then, many parents have been fighting to recover what they believed was safely stored.
- Who directed Lost Cells?
- Lost Cells was directed by Valeria Mazzucchi, Antoine Harari.
- Who stars in Lost Cells?
- Lost Cells stars Tatjana Petakovic, Luis Daniel, Frédéric Amar, Jean Jacques Carrier, Massimiliano Seregni, Jakub Baran.
- How long is Lost Cells?
- Lost Cells has a runtime of 1h 4m (64 minutes).
- What genre is Lost Cells?
- Lost Cells is a Documentary, TV Movie film.
- Where was Lost Cells produced?
- Lost Cells was produced in Switzerland.