The Boat Is Full (1981 film)

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The Boat Is Full is a 1981 Swiss drama film that portrays a group of Jewish refugees denied asylum in Switzerland during World War II, highlighting the country’s controversial wartime refugee policy.

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instanceOf Swiss film
drama film
film
academyAwardsEdition 54th Academy Awards
academyAwardsSubmissionFor Best Foreign Language Film
awardReceived Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
surface form: Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize
basedOn historical events related to Swiss refugee policy in WWII
cinematographyBy Hans Liechti
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
depicts Holocaust refugees
border crossing
director Markus Imhoof
distributor Filmcooperative Zürich
editedBy Lilo Gerber
filmFestivalSelection Berlin International Film Festival
surface form: 31st Berlin International Film Festival
filmPosterCaptionLanguage German
genre drama
hasTheme bureaucracy and dehumanization
moral responsibility during war
xenophobia
hasTitleLanguage German
highlights controversial Swiss wartime refugee policy
mainCharacter German deserter
Jewish refugees
Swiss innkeeper couple
medium feature film
musicBy Mario Beretta
narrativeFocus Jewish refugees
Swiss refugee policy
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
surface form: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
notableFor critical examination of Switzerland’s role in World War II
originalLanguage German
partOf Swiss New Cinema movement
portrays Swiss border authorities
denial of asylum to Jewish refugees in Switzerland
refugee expulsion
producer Maya Imhoof
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseType theatrical release
releaseYear 1981
runningTimeMinutes 104
setInCountry Switzerland
setInPeriod World War II
submittedBy Switzerland
targetAudience adult
writer Markus Imhoof
Thomas Hürlimann

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Hannes Nikel edited The Boat Is Full (1981 film)