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swiss perspective (2006-12-19)  I bought this movie, as a world war two buff.this is a warm engaging tale of german swiss judging german refugeesthe local people want to help but the system political reality is that swiss cant handle many refugees and must lock them out.good character work .i wish such a film was made of germans evicted from poland
Just Screened at Tribeca and had Q&A w/ Mr. Imhoof (2004-05-03)  I was so moved by this movie when I screened it this weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, I am ordering it to watch again and really soak it up. There was a Q&A with the director Markus Imhoof directly after the screening, and after hearing what he went through to bring this film to life, and how dedicated he was to telling this story, I can't articulate how wonderful this film is.
Chilling look at the cost of neutrality to Holocaust victims (2002-06-06) I don't generally write reviews, however, the only other review written for this movie is completely and utterly wrong. The movie described in the review is most definitely not the award-winning Swiss film "The Boat is Full". This film can be pointed to as the first step towards the acknowledgement of Switzerland's culpability during WWII and the Holocaust. It follows Jewish refugees who have escaped from Germany into the neutral Swiss country in hopes of a better life, or actually just life in general. They are accompanied by a deserter from the German army. They are taken in by a Swiss couple who feeds them and tries to help them stay in the country. However, it will be a difficult task since Switzerland had stopped allowing Jews to enter the country (and stay) unless they could meet certain, strict criteria. During the Second World War, the Swiss did accept 30,000 Jewish refugees, however, they also turned away an estimated 30,000 more and knowingly sent them to their deaths back in Germany. This is not a condemnation of the Swiss people (as the movie portrays many of them did try to help the Jews), however, it is a condemnation of the Swiss government during the war who many times gave aid to Hitler's Nazis, including the selling of gold taken from the teeth of Jewish victims. Thanks to this film new investigations began and the truth has come to light as to Switzerland's role in the war and, to their credit, the government is seriously trying to make amends for it. If you are interested in the Holocaust this is a movie for you. It is in German, Swiss, and French, but the subtitles are very good and it is most definitely worth watching. It would be perfect to show to a history class to illustrate how some of the greatest harm mankind can do is by doing nothing.
mimes lose touch with reality when stranded on a boat (2001-12-22) Heinz goes to mime school. He is at the lower end of his class. When everybody else pretends to be looking at innocent passersby behind glass,and through strong winds, Heinz is least convincing. Secretly, his anger and frustration build. He is put in charge of a birthday party for the headmaster,Herr Schwinn Globulusch. He arranges to entertain everyone on a boat. Food and drink (alcohol) are plenty. He overhears two drunken classmates make fun of his inadequate mime skills. His rage cannot be held in check anymore. He cuts the anchor and destroys the engine, screaming, "How do you mime death?" over and over again. The party remains on the boat for one week. At the end of the second day, when all the food is gone, the mimes begin to descend into savagery. The most blood curdling scene is when two mimes try to eat a third. I highly recommend this film.
mimes lose touch with reality when stranded on a boat (2001-12-22) Heinz goes to mime school. He is at the lower end of his class. When everybody else pretends to be looking at innocent passersby behind glass,and through strong winds, Heinz is least convincing. Secretly, his anger and frustration build. He is put in charge of a birthday party for the headmaster,Herr Schwinn Globulusch. He arranges to entertain everyone on a boat. Food and drink (alcohol) are plenty. He overhears two drunken classmates make fun of his inadequate mime skills. His rage cannot be held in check anymore. He cuts the anchor and destroys the engine, screaming, "How do you mime death?" over and over again. The party remains on the boat for one week. At the end of the second day, when all the food is gone, the mimes begin to descend into savagery. The most blood curdling scene is when two mimes try to eat a third. I highly recommend this film.
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