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The Boat Is Full (1981)
Directed by Markus Imhoof
Overview
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?
Length 101 minutes
Actors
Tina Engel | Hans Diehl | Mathias Gnädinger | Curt Bois | Martin Walz | Ilse Bahrs | Gerd David | Simone | Laurent | Renate Steiger | Michael Gempart | Klaus Steiger | Alice Bruengger | Otto Dornbierer | Monika Koch