The Boat Is Full
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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?
Status: Released
Released Date: 1981-01-15
Runtime: 101 mins
Director: Markus Imhoof
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: Drama, History, War
Original title: The Boat Is Full
Production Companies: ORF, ZDF, Limbo Film AG, Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)
Production Countries: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Cast
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
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