The Traitor (2024)
October 23, 2024
Drama, History
1h 56m


Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Michael Krummenacher
- Ernst Schrämli Dimitri Krebs
- August Schmid Fabian Hinrichs
- Gerti Zanelli Luna Wedler
- Roman Graf Stefan Gubser
- Egon Schrämli Ernst C. Sigrist
- Captain Keller Roger Bonjour
- Johann Riebli Flurin Giger
- Richter Weng Robert Hunger-Bühler
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Keywords
- spy
- switzerland
- traitor
- execution
- lgbt
- lgbt in the military
- father son relationship
- gay theme
- nazi germany