Der grosse Kanton (2013)
• May 16th, 2013 • 0h 0min
Comedy, Documentary
Overview
Is the solution to Switzerland's future to integrate Germany into the confederation? After all, like Michael Ringier, CEO of the Ringier media group, says, blithely ignoring all minorities, we're very close in culture and language. Oskar Freysinger takes out his guitar and sings his answer. Politicians from French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino think expanding will help the country survive. The former German foreign minister thinks the two countries' traditions are too different. The banker Oswald Grübel is worried about Germany's debts, although he'd be prepared to take over its assets. With serious interviews interspersed with gags (boat people on Lake Constance, the last Habsburger as a peasant), Giaccobbo gathers off-the-cuff reactions which reveal a lot about the different mentalities. The movie laughs at preconceived notions, redefines neutrality and reflects on what designates a nation. Switzerland, which loves to teach the world a lesson, will soon helvetize the planet, oder?
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Wag the Dog
Released on: 1997-12-25
Comedy, Drama
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To dis...
Você Também Pode Dar um Presunto Legal
Released on: 2006-07-05
Documentary
Amid the civil-military dictatorship implanted with the 1964 coup, Sergio Muniz had the idea of maki...
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Released on: 2006-10-03
Documentary
A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face o...
Empire City
Released on: 1985-07-01
Documentary, History
A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the partic...
The Changing Face Of Salford Collection
Released on: 1970-01-01
Documentary
Between 1968 and 1970, J M Goodger, a lecturer at the University of Salford, made a film record of t...
La trattativa
Released on: 2014-10-02
Crime, Documentary
What are we talking about when we talk about negotiations? About the state's concessions to the Mafi...
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Released on: 2006-03-01
Comedy, TV Movie
From an ominous Lecturer, a small 1930s middle American community learns of the Harper Affair, in wh...
Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood Years, the Presidential Years
Released on: 2001-08-22
Documentary
These 2 one-hour specials will take a look back at Ronald Reagan from his ups and downs as a Hollywo...
Harald & Harald
Released on: 1996-01-14
Comedy, TV Movie
Harald and Harald read out loud from Culture Commission's final report (SOU 1995:84).
My Beautiful Laundrette
Released on: 1985-11-16
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in h...
The Captain from Cologne
Released on: 1956-12-07
Comedy, Drama
Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of ...
The New Tango
Released on: 1973-03-14
Documentary
The New Tango (El Nuevo Tango) was not shown in Argentina for a long time as it deals with the ascen...
The Tripper
Released on: 2006-04-20
Horror, Comedy
A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long ...
Food for Profit
Released on: 2024-02-26
Documentary
The film exposes the links between Agrifood and politics. With a pool of international experts it an...
The Perfect Candidate
Released on: 2012-10-30
Comedy
Two unlikely running mates seek the nation's highest office.
The Corporation
Released on: 2003-09-10
Documentary
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational mod...
Liberators Take Liberties
Released on: 1992-02-22
Documentary
Helke Sander interviews multiple German women who were raped in Berlin by Soviet soldiers in May 194...