The Boat Is Full (1981)
Original title: Das Boot ist voll
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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?
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Tina EngelJudith Krueger
Hans DiehlHannes Krueger
Mathias GnädingerFranz Flueckiger
Curt BoisLazar OstrowskijMartin WalzOlaf LandauIlse BahrsMrs. OstrowskijGerd DavidKarl SchneiderSimoneGittyLaurentMauriceRenate SteigerAnna Flueckinger
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What is The Boat Is Full about?
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?
How long is The Boat Is Full?
The Boat Is Full has a runtime of 101 minutes.
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