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The Boat Is Full (1981)

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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?

Cast & Crew

Director
Markus Imhoof
  • Profile picture of Tina Engel
    Judith Krueger Tina Engel
  • Profile picture of Hans Diehl
    Hannes Krueger Hans Diehl
  • Profile picture of Curt Bois
    Lazar Ostrowskij Curt Bois
  • Profile picture of Michael Gempart
    Landjäger Bigler Michael Gempart

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Keywords

  • refugee
  • boat
  • switzerland
  • world war ii
  • train