Heimatland: When the Swiss become refugees

Ten young directors with a common goal: to make a political film about Switzerland being threatened by a cloud of isolation. This is the idea behind Heimatland, the only Swiss entry in the running for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. Switzerland has declared a state of national emergency. A mysterious cloud has appeared out of nowhere and is looming over the country. It’s only a question of time before a hurricane of unprecedented force breaks out, with unforeseeable consequences. A natural catastrophe? Not really, because the great black blot stops at the borders. Only Switzerland is affected – or, rather, punished. Using the stylistic elements of the catastrophe genre, ten young Swiss directors have plotted a metaphor of a country that is increasingly isolated on the European scene and increasingly distrustful of anything different – immigrants above all. The cloud threatening Swiss security and peace does not come from abroad as one might think, …
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