Summaries

During World War II, Switzerland severely restricted refugees: "Our boat is full."

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • immigrant
  • boundary
  • swiss politics
  • anti semite
  • neutrality
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Dec 17, 1981
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin Switzerland Austria West Germany
Language German Swiss German French
Filming locations Diepoldsau, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland
Production companies Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) Limbo Film AG

Box office

Budget $790000
Gross US & Canada $1718
Opening weekend US & Canada $1016
Gross worldwide $1718

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 41m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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