Das Boot ist voll - The Boat is Full

A film by Markus Imhoof
Switzerland, 1981

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: «Our boat is full.» A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?

Restored version
Languages Swiss German - German - Italian - English Subtitles français, english
Length 100 min. Format 16/9 anamorph Sound DD 2.0 Age 12 Zone 2 - PAL
Bonus Interview with Markus Imhoof, Foreword by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Shortfilm about the restortion, Picture gallery, Trailer