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The Boat Is Full

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Original title

Das boot ist voll

Year

1981

Running time

101 min.

Country

Switzerland

Director

Markus Imhoof

Screenwriter

Markus Imhoof. Book: Alfred A. Haesler

Cast

Cinematography

Hans Liechti

Producer

Co-production Switzerland-Germany-Austria;

Genre

Drama. War | II World War

Synopsis

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?

Awards: 1981: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

1981: Berlin: Silver Bear, OCIC, FIPRESCI (Honourabe Mention) and C.I.D.A.L.C. Award

1981: David di Donatello Awards: René Clair Award

1981: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.

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The Boat Is Full

1981

Markus Imhoof

6.4

(26)