A Swiss farmer falls in love with a stranger—then discovers love doesn't fix what broke you.
The film takes the viewer on a roller-coaster ride of emotions, evoking laughter and tears, hope and suffering alike. Melina is young and full of illusions. She has just fallen in love and ...
Acting
Gubser's restrained grief never asks for sympathy.
Cinematography
Swiss farmland as beautiful prison and possibility.
Director
Stefan Jäger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Stefan Jäger cast mostly non-professional locals from the actual farming region, lending the village scenes documentary-level authenticity.
The film deliberately subverts the 'Swiss mountain romance' genre popularized by Heidi adaptations, replacing wholesome healing with messy, unresolved grief. Swiss critics were divided on whether this was brave or simply 'unpleasant.'
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