The Boat Is Full (1981)

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Released:
1981-01-15

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?

Director:
Markus Imhoof

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Drama, History, War

  • Cast:
  • Tina Engel
    as
    Judith Krueger
  • Hans Diehl
    as
    Hannes Krueger
  • Mathias Gnädinger
    as
    Franz Flueckiger
  • Curt Bois
    as
    Lazar Ostrowskij
  • Martin Walz
    as
    Olaf Landau