Unrest (2022)
Synopsis
In 1877, in a watch factory in a valley in north-western Switzerland, Josephine produces balance spindles, tiny parts that ensure the agitation movement (“unrueh") of the mechanical watches. She soon grows uneasy with the organisation of work and possession in the village and its factory and joins the anarchist worker movement of the local watchmakers. There she meets Piotr Kropotkin, a moony Russian traveller. The two of them meet at a time when new technologies such as time measurement, photography, and the telegraph are transforming the social order, and anarchist discourse is addressing emerging nationalism. During a walk in the woods, Josephine and Piotr ask themselves whether time, money, and the government are not all but fictions.
Release Date: 2022-11-04
Runtime: 94 minutes
Director: Cyril Schäublin
Top Cast
- Clara Gostynski as Josephine Gräbli
- Alexei Evstratov as Pyotr Kropotkin
- Monika Stalder as Mireille Paratte
- Hélio Thiémard as Claire Gysin
- Li Tavor as Mila Fuchs
- Valentin Merz as Factory Director Roulet
- Laurence Bretignier as Louise Liechti
- Laurent Ferrero as Gendarme Payard
- Mayo Irion as Photographer Clément
- Daniel Stähli as Operational Planner Stähli
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